Moringa hildebrandtii

Botanical Description

Moringa hildebrandtii is a deciduous tree growing 15 - 25 metres tall. The tree has a bloated water-storing trunk that can be 100cm in diameter[ 385 Title Bihrmann's Caudiciforms Publication Author Website http://www.bihrmann.com/caudiciforms/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description 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. , 455 Title Flore de Madagascar et des Comores Publication Author Humbert H. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Museum National D'Histoire Naturelle; Paris Year 1946 - 1984 ISBN Description Written in French, an excellent flora of the area though it has not been completed. Available for download from the Internet. , 846 Title Moringa hildebrandtii (Moringaceae): a tree extinct in the wild but preserved by indigenous horticultural practices Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 22 (2) 217 - 221 Author Olson M.E. & Razafimandimbison S.G. Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2000 ISBN Description A very interesting article about the cultivation of Moringa hildebrandtii, giving some information on plant uses. ]. The tree is now extinct in the wild but is commonly planted and survives in large numbers in traditional horticultural practice in Madagascar[ 846 Title Moringa hildebrandtii (Moringaceae): a tree extinct in the wild but preserved by indigenous horticultural practices Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 22 (2) 217 - 221 Author Olson M.E. & Razafimandimbison S.G. Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2000 ISBN Description A very interesting article about the cultivation of Moringa hildebrandtii, giving some information on plant uses. ]. It addition to its various uses, the tree is also esteemed as an ornamental because of its stature, large leaves, scented flowers, and fast growth[ 846 Title Moringa hildebrandtii (Moringaceae): a tree extinct in the wild but preserved by indigenous horticultural practices Publication Adansonia Ser. 3 22 (2) 217 - 221 Author Olson M.E. & Razafimandimbison S.G. Publisher Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle; Paris. Year 2000 ISBN Description A very interesting article about the cultivation of Moringa hildebrandtii, giving some information on plant uses. ].