Taxonomy Profile: Moringa oleifera (Lam)

Moringa oleifera: Taxonomy and Nomenclature
Kingdom:
Plantae
Taxonomic Rank:
Species
Synonym(s):
Moringa moringa
L Millsp
Moringa pterygosperma
Gaertn
Common Name(s):
horseradishtree []
horseradish tree []
Taxonomic Status:
Current Standing:
accepted
Data Quality Indicators:
Record Credibility Rating:
TWG standards met
Moringa oleifera: Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom : Plantae
plants |
Planta |
Vegetal |
plantes |
Subkingdom : Viridiplantae
green plants |
Infrakingdom : Streptophyta
land plants |
Superdivision : Embryophyta
Phylum : Tracheophyta
vascular plants |
tracheophytes |
Subphylum : Spermatophytina
spermatophytes |
seed plants |
phanérogames |
Superorder : Rosanae
Order : Brassicales
Family : Moringaceae
moringas |
Genus : Moringa
Species : Moringa oleifera
horseradishtree |
horseradish tree |
Moringa oleifera Direct Children(s):
Moringa oleifera: References
Expert(s):
Source(s):
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
1996-07-26
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Moringa oleifera
Source:
The PLANTS Database
Acquired:
2000-01-21
Notes:
National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov
Reference for:
Moringa oleifera
Source:
Moringaceae of North America Update
Acquired:
2011-09-06
Notes:
Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010)
Reference for:
Moringa oleifera
Publication(s):
Moringa oleifera: Geographic Information
Geographic Division:
Caribbean
Jurisdiction/Origin:
Caribbean Territories / Introduced
Moringa oleifera: Comments