Scientific Name :
Moringa concanensis Nimmo ex Dalzell & A.Gibson
Synonym :
Common Name : Konkan Moringa, Jangli sargua, Mashinga.
Plant Family : Moringaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : January to February
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Grey or white, bark deeply fissured
Leaves: Elliptical leaflets, bipinnate, leaflets 3 to 6 pairs
Flowers: Bracteate, cup-shaped calyx, white, oblong, reflexed.
Petals yellowish white, oblong, stamens 5, and 4-5 staminodes, filaments hairy
Inflorescence: Panicles
Fruits: Capsule, cylindrical, seeds 3 winged
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT
Distribution Range : Pakistan to NW. India.
Uses : It is used to cure wounds, cold and diabetes.
It is also used as food.
