MORINGA OLIFERA
Botanical name Moringa olifera Lam. Family Moringaceae Synonyms Moringa olifera Gaertn. Common names Bengali Sajna English Drum stick tree Hindi Soanjna Malayalam Muringa Sanskrit Shigru Tamil Murungai Occurrence & Distribution Indigenous to north –west India . Plentiful on alluvial land in or near sandy beds of rivers and streams. Cultivated frequently in hedges and homeyards Description A small or medium sized tree, 10 m high. Bark corky, soft, thick, deeply fissured. Wood soft. Leaves usually tripinnate, 30.5-61 cm long , leaflets elliptic. Flowers bisexual , irregular, fragrant, white , borne in large panicles . Pods triangular, ribbed, pendulous, greenish, 22.5- 50.0 cm or more in length. Seeds trigonous, winged Flowers in February and fruits in March- April