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Moringa oleifera, Lam. (M. pterygosperma, Gaertn.). Horse-Radish Tree. Ben. Figs. 2387,2388. Small tree (reaching 25 ft.), with soft wood and corky bark, the young parts pubescent: lvs. mostly 3-pinnate, ¾-2 ft. long, all parts stalked: fls. whitish, stalked, fragrant, 1 in. across: pod often 1½ ft. long, 9-ribbed, bearing 3- angled, winged seeds. India, but now spontaneous in parts of the W. Indies.—The horse-radish tree is so named from the pungent taste of the root, which is sometimes eaten. The young fr. is also edible. The seeds (called bennuts) yield an oil which is more or less used in the arts. The tree is sometimes cult.in the extreme S. U. S.; it has been grown in S. Calif, for many years.
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==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
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==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
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|genus=Moringa
|species=oleifera
|Min ht metric=cm
|Temp Metric=°F
|jumpin=This is the plant information box - for information on light; water; zones; height; etc. If it is mostly empty you can help grow this page by clicking on the edit tab and filling in the blanks!
|image=Upload.png
|image_width=240
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{{Inc|
Moringa oleifera, Lam. (M. pterygosperma, Gaertn.). Horse-Radish Tree. Ben. Figs. 2387,2388. Small tree (reaching 25 ft.), with soft wood and corky bark, the young parts pubescent: lvs. mostly 3-pinnate, ¾-2 ft. long, all parts stalked: fls. whitish, stalked, fragrant, 1 in. across: pod often 1½ ft. long, 9-ribbed, bearing 3- angled, winged seeds. India, but now spontaneous in parts of the W. Indies.—The horse-radish tree is so named from the pungent taste of the root, which is sometimes eaten. The young fr. is also edible. The seeds (called bennuts) yield an oil which is more or less used in the arts. The tree is sometimes cult.in the extreme S. U. S.; it has been grown in S. Calif, for many years.
}}
==Cultivation==
===Propagation===
===Pests and diseases===
==Varieties==
==Gallery==
<gallery perrow=5>
Image:Upload.png| photo 1
Image:Upload.png| photo 2
Image:Upload.png| photo 3
</gallery>
==References==
<references/>
*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
<!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 -->
<!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 -->
<!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 -->
==External links==
*{{wplink}}
{{stub}}
__NOTOC__