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Moringa Plant Information Details

Moringa Plant Information
Moringa Plant Information Details - Moringa oleifera grows long-lived (perennial) with a height of 7-12 m. Woody stems (lignosus), straight, dirty white, thin skin, rough surface. Simpodial branching, the branches erect or oblique, tends to grow straight and elongated. Leaves compound, long-stemmed, composed of alternate (alternate), bear leaves odd (imparipinnatus), young leaves are green when young - as an adult dark green, oval leaf shape, length 1-2 cm, width 1-2 cm, weak thin, blunt tip and base (obtusus), flat edge, the arrangement pinnate, upper and lower surfaces smooth.

Moringa flowers appear in leaf armpit (axillary), long-stemmed, creamy white petals, spread the aroma. Fruit Moringa long triangular-shaped, length 20-60 cm, a young fruit is green - after dark to brown, rounded seed shape - blackish brown, bear fruit after the age of 12-18 months. Roots riding, white, grow like horseradish. Propagation can be generative (seeds) and vegetative (stem cuttings). Grows in lowland and upland at altitudes up to ± 1000 m above sea level, is widely planted as a boundary or fence in the yard or field.

Moringa Plant Classification

Classification of Moringa Plant


Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta (vascular plants)
Super Division: Spermatophyta (seed Produce)
Division: Magnoliophyta (flowering plants)
Class: Magnoliopsida (dashed two / dikotil)
Sub Class: Dilleniidae
Order: Capparales
Family: Moringaceae
Genus: Moringa
Species: Moringa oleifera Lam

Moringa plants contain high nutritional and very useful for improving nutrition. Moringa has successfully proved that prevent the outbreak of malnutrition in several countries in Africa and save lives of children and pregnant mothers.

The content of Moringa Plant

Moringa Plant Content


Have been studied chemical content of Moringa leaves. Phytochemical screening results indicate the presence of alkaloid compounds and steroid / triterpenoid. Of n-hexane extracts were isolated two yellow isolates. 1 isolates obtained from vacuum liquid chromatography (KCV) and 2 isolates of KCV and the combination of column chromatography. Based on spectral ultraviolet-visible light and infrared suspected that isolates a carotenoid compound having an ether bond and the carbonyl group and alkyl, whereas the 2 isolates of groups suspected of carotenoid derivative functions can not be determined.

Moringa can breed well in areas that have a height of 300-500 meters above sea level. The flowers are white and brass hood midrib yellowish-green flowers. Moringa flowers come out all year with a fragrant scent. Moringa fruit elongated triangular. Being the sap that has changed color to brown. Breeding can by cuttings and seeds. This easy care plants, like other plants need watering or enough water to maintain soil moisture and fertilization. This plant requires a quite place with sunshine.

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