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March 2019

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Moringa Adans.

This genus name was first published in Fam. Pl. 2: 318 (1763)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-4000024852.

Literature

Synonyms of Moringa

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Anoma Lour. Fl. Cochinch. 278–279. 1790. (Sept 1790) — wfo-4000002272
Hyperanthera Forssk. Fl. Aegypt.-Arab. 67. 1775. (1 Oct 1775) — wfo-4000018745

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Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link

Unplaced Names

These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Moringa:

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa amara Durin Rev. Gén. Bot. 25: 469 1913 wfo-0000448133
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa aptera Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 315 1791 wfo-0000448132
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa arabica (Lam.) Pers. Syn. Pl. 1: 460 1805 wfo-0000448131
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa domestica Buch.-Ham. Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 371 1826 wfo-0000448128
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa edulis Medik. Theodora 48 1786 wfo-0000448127
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa erecta Salisb. Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 326 1796 wfo-0000448126
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa moringa Small Fl. S.E. U.S. 491 1903 wfo-0000448125
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa myrepsica Thell. Bull. Herb. Boissier II, 8: 784 1908 wfo-0000448122
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa nux-eben Desf. Tabl. École Bot. ed. 3: 303 1829 wfo-0000448121
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa octogona Stokes Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 466 1812 wfo-0000448143
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa ovalifolia Dinter & Berger – — wfo-0001085053
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa parvifolia Noronha Verh. Batav. Genootsch. Kunsten 5(4): 20 1790 wfo-0000448148
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa polygona DC. Prodr. 2: 478 1825 wfo-0000448147
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. Fruct. Sem. Pl. 2: 314 1791 wfo-0000448146
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa robusta Bojer Hortus Maurit. 117 1837 wfo-0000448134
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa streptocarpa Chiov. Miss. Biol. Borana, Racc. Bot., Angiosp.-Gymnosp. 51 1939 wfo-0000448142
The editorial status of this taxon is Unplaced Moringa sylvestris Buch.-Ham. Mem. Wern. Nat. Hist. Soc. 5: 373 1826 wfo-0000448141