Moringaceae

Moringa

Moringa oleifera Lam.

Family: Moringaceae
Genus: Moringa

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Common names

By language (79)

ace: Murông
Afrikaans: Behenneutboom, Moringaboom, Peperwortelboom
Amharic: ሽፈራው
Arabic: بان زيتي, بان, شوع, مورنجة, مورنغا زيتونية, نبات المورينجا, يسار, بان حرجي
arz: بان زيتى
Assamese: চজিনা
Bambara: Jirininbulu
ban: Kélor
Bangla: সজনে
bik: Kalungay
blk: သေင်ႏဟန်ႏဆျာယာႏ
Burmese: ဒန့်သလွန်
Cantonese: 辣木
Catalan: Arbre de l'oli de ben
Central Kurdish: مۆرینگا
Chinese: 辣木
dag: Jɛŋgbɛyɔɣirili
Danish: Moringa
dga: Ɔɔnyukõɔ teɛ, Gaŋgaa da ŋmeɛraa, Árbol benzoil, Árbol de baquetas, Árbol de rábano picante, Ɔɔnyukõɔ oleifeira, Ɔɔnyukõɔ oleifera
Divehi: މުރަނގަ ތޮޅި
English: Moringa, Horseradishtree, Drumstick, Drumstick tree, Árbol benzoil, Árbol de baquetas, Árbol de rábano picante
Filipino: Malunggay, Ben, Ben ng Kanlurang India, Drumstick tree, M. oleifera, Marungay, Marunggay, Panambol na puno
Finnish: Ceyloninmoringa
French: Anamambo, Morongo
Ganda: Molinga
German: Meerrettichbaum, Behenbaum, Behennuss, Behennussbaum, Klärmittelbaum, Pferderettichbaum, Trommelstockbaum
gor: Kelo
Gujarati: સરગવો
Haitian Creole: Benzoliv
Hausa: Zogale
Hebrew: מורינגה מכונפת
Hindi: सहजन
Hungarian: Lóretekfa
Iloko: Marunggay, Marunggi
Indonesian: Kelor
Japanese: モリンガオレィフェラ
Javanese: Kélor, Kelor
Kannada: ನುಗ್ಗೆಕಾಯಿ
Konkani: म्हशींग
Korean: 모링가
kus: Zaŋgbeduan
lah: سہانجنا
Latvian: Eļļainā moringa
Lingala: Moringa
Lithuanian: Aliejinė moringa
mad: Marongghi
Malagasy: Ananambo, Agnamorôngo, Felimirongo, Moronga
Malay: Pokok Kelor
Malayalam: മുരിങ്ങ
Marathi: शेवगा
min: Marunggai
Nepali: सैजन
Norwegian Bokmål: Pepperrottre
Nyanja: Cham'mwanba, Chamwamba
Odia: ସଜନା
pam: Kalamungge
Persian: ترب کوهی
Portuguese: Acácia-branca, Acácia branca, Akásia branka, Akásia-branka, Morangue, Moringueiro, Moxingo, Quiabo de quina
Punjabi: ਸੁਹਾਂਜਣਾ
Russian: Моринга масличная
Sanskrit: शिग्रुः, शिघ्रुः
sat: ᱢᱩᱱᱜᱟᱹ, ᱢᱩᱱᱜᱤ
shn: ၽၵ်းၼိူဝ်ႉၵႆႇ, တူၼ်ႈၽၵ်းၼိူဝ်ႉၵႆႇ
Sindhi: سوانجھڙو
Slovak: Moringa, Superpotravina
Somali: Moringa
Sundanese: Kélor
Swahili: Mlonge
Tajik: Бон
Tamil: முருங்கை, முருங்கைக்கீரை, முருங்கையிலை
tcy: ನುರ್ಗೆ ಮರ
Telugu: మునగ, మునగ కాయ, మునగ చెట్టు, మునగ, సోజన, drumstick tree, Moringa, Moringa oleifera, మునగాకు, ములక్కాయ
Thai: มะรุม
Tsonga: Muringa
Ukrainian: Моринга масляниста
Urdu: سوہانجنا
Vietnamese: Chùm ngây
war: Kamalunggay
wuu: 辣木

Synonyms

Anoma moringa (L.) Lour.
Guilandina moringa L.
Hyperanthera decandra Willd.
Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl
Hyperanthera pterygosperma (Gaertn.) Oken
Moringa amara Durin
Moringa domestica Buch.-Ham.
Moringa edulis Medik.
Moringa erecta Salisb.
Moringa moringa (L.) Millsp.
Moringa nux-eben Desf.
Moringa octogona Stokes
Moringa parvifolia Noronha
Moringa polygona DC.
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
Moringa robusta Bojer
Moringa sylvestris Buch.-Ham.
Moringa zeylanica Pers.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: Venkatx5, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexandra aparecida jahnel pascoal, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Abrahami, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Carlo Brescia, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.