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Moringa oleifera Lam.

Moringa, Ben nut, drumstick tree, horseradish tree

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Brassicales

Family
Moringaceae

Genus
Moringa

Species
oleifera

Taxon category: Accepted

Basionym: Guilandina moringa L.

Origin: Introduced - not established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2016

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Food with potential to propagate

Introduced status: Intercepted

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Moringa oleifera", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=19500. Accessed 4 November 2026.