Moringaceae
E1039565
Moringaceae is a small family of flowering plants best known for the drumstick tree or horseradish tree (Moringa oleifera), valued for its edible and medicinal parts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moringaceae canonical | 1 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
angiosperm family
ⓘ
plant family ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| belongsToClade |
core eudicots
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
eudicots ⓘ malvids ⓘ rosids ⓘ |
| bestKnownFor | Moringa oleifera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| class | Magnoliopsida ⓘ |
| commonName | moringa family ⓘ |
| containsTaxon |
Moringa arborea
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moringa borziana NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa concanensis NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa drouhardii NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa hildebrandtii NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa longituba NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa oleifera NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa ovalifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa peregrina NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa pygmaea NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa rivae NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa ruspoliana NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa stenopetala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distribution |
Africa
ⓘ
Arabian Peninsula NERFINISHED ⓘ Asia ⓘ Madagascar NERFINISHED ⓘ subtropical regions ⓘ tropical regions ⓘ |
| division | Magnoliophyta ⓘ |
| economicImportance |
source of edible leaves
ⓘ
source of edible pods ⓘ source of seed oil ⓘ source of traditional medicines ⓘ |
| flowerType | angiosperm flowers ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
composed of trees and shrubs
ⓘ
many species adapted to arid and semi-arid regions ⓘ members often have pinnate leaves ⓘ small family of flowering plants ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| notableSpecies |
Moringa oleifera
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Moringa peregrina NERFINISHED ⓘ Moringa stenopetala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Brassicales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Brassicaceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Capparaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taxonRank | family ⓘ |
| typeGenus | Moringa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.