Moringa drouhardii
Moringa drouhardii
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
A plant of dry to very dry areas, growing where the mean annual rainfall can be as low as 200mm and very unreliable[1]. Completely dry years are not uncommon[1]. Found wild on calcareous soils[1]. Established plants are very drought tolerant. Growth of young trees can be very fast if there is adequate moisture, allowing the plants to occupy open spaces in the forest. In cultivation it grows at a rate of more than 1 metre per year[1]. Trees start bearing 3 years after planting when they have reached a height of 3 - 4 metres[1].
Propagation
Seed - sown in a fertile soil in a lightly shaded position in a nursery seedbed. Germination is usually easy and the seedlings straightforward to grow. During the dry season seedlings can be transplanted into the field without irrigation, even into dry places with poor soil[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Moringa+drouhardii>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
- [2]Moringa hildebrandtii (Moringaceae): a tree extinct in the wild but preserved by indigenous horticultural practices — Olson M.E. & Razafimandimbison S.G. · Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. · 2000 ↩︎A very interesting article about the cultivation of Moringa hildebrandtii, giving some information on plant uses.
- [3]Flore de Madagascar et des Comores — Humbert H. · Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris · 1946 - 1984 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet.