néböday (K&A) (SENEGAL, NON), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
nébédayo (K&A) nemedayo (K&A) (SENEGAL, ‘SOCE’), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
horse-radish tree; never-die; oil of Ben tree; drumstick tree; pineboard (Sierra Leone, Deighton)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
diâboy (K&A) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
mbum (K&A) nébéday (JB; (SENEGAL, SERER), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
néböday (K&A) (SENEGAL, FULA-PULAAR (Senegal)), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
névrédé (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDING-BAMBARA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Drumstick or horseradish or Ben tree, Flora of North America Vol. 7
nébédayo (K&A) némédayo (K&A) (SENEGAL, MANDINKA), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
néböday (K&A) (SENEGAL, TUKULOR), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
ben ailé; never-die (from English, Bailleul)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
Flora
Entry for MORINGA oleifera Lam [family MORINGACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 1, (1993) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Small tree or shrub. Leaves 2–3-pinnate, with 4–6 pairs of pinnae; leaflets 6–9(–11) per pinna, elliptic or obovate, 0.5–2(–3) x 0.3–1.3(–2) cm, ± rounded to emarginate at the apex, rounded to cuneate at the base, glabrous or puberulous. Flowers white or cream; receptacle 3–4 mm long. Sepals 0.7–1.4 cm long, pubescent. Petals 1–2 cm long. Ovary hairy. Fruits 10–50 x 1.5–2.6 cm, glabrous, 9-ribbed. Seed-body 1–1.4 cm long, with broad wings 0.5–2.5 cm long.
Range
Cultivated at least in S1–3 native of northern India, now widely cultivated in the tropics.
Distribution
SOMALIA Senni 1263.
Notes
Horse-radish tree (Eng.). Leaves and fruits used as a vegetable and medicinally; ben oil, used in perfumery and lubrication, is obtained from the seeds.
