Moringa oleifera Lam.
Main specimen
Moringaceae
{ Nomenclature }
Hindi : Mungana, sahijan, senjana
Kannada : Murunga
Malayalam : Muringa, murinna,
Sanskrit : Sigruh, sobhanjanah
Tamil : Murungai
Telugu : Munagan
Guilandina moringa L.
Hyperanthera moringa (L.) Vahl
Moringa zeylanica Burmann
(Source : The Plant List, 2015, http://www.theplantlist.org)
- Moringa : From the Malayalam Muringa or Tamil murungai vernacular names for Moringa oleifera.
- Oleifera : From the Latin oleum,olei-fero, meaning oil-bearing, in reference of the seeds of the species.