Moringaceae FAMILY
Moringa hildebrandtii
Moringa hildebrandtii
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitDeciduous Tree
GrowthFast
A plant of the dry tropics, often surviving in very arid conditions. Requires a position in full sun[1]. Requires a well-drained soil[1]. Established plants are very drought tolerant.
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[2]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Moringa+hildebrandtii>
Pollinators
Data unavailable
References
- [1]Bihrmann's Caudiciforms — http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ ↩︎An internet site giving information on caudiciform plants (plants with swollen stem bases such as the Baobab tree, cycads and many succulents). Excellent photos, usually of cultivated plants in pots.
- [2]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.
- [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.
- [4]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.