Moringaceae
African moringa
Moringa ovalifolia
- Family
- Moringaceae
- Genus
- Moringa
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Common names
By language (5)
- Afrikaans
- Sprokiesboom, Meelsakboom
- Arabic
- بان بيضوي الأوراق, بان بيضاوي الورق
- arz
- بان بيضوى الاوراق
- Chinese
- 卵叶辣木
- English
- African moringa, African moringo, Fairy-tale tree, Ghost tree, Phantom tree
Synonyms
- Moringa ovalifoliolata Engl.
Photos
Photo: Violet Gottrop, CC BY-SA 1.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Hans Hillewaert, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Maarten Vanhove, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Joaquín Romero Redondo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Maarten Vanhove, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Joachim Beyenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joachim Beyenbach, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tracy Robb, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tracy Robb, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tracy Robb, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tracy Robb, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tracy Robb, CC BY-SA 3.0, 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). About our plant data.