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Large tree.


Another large tree.


The flowers.


The flowers.


The long fruits.


The leaves.


The stem of a big tree.

Author: Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler, 1902
Family:  MORINGACEAE
Origin:  (South Western Madagascar)
Soil:  Mix
Water:  Medium
Sun:  Medium-Maximum
Thickness:  100 Centimetres
Height:  20-25 Metres
Flower:  White - Cream
Propagate:  Seeds/Cuttings
Names:  Hildebrandt's Moringa
Synonyms:  -

This member of the Moringaceae family was given this name by Heinrich Gustav Adolf Engler in 1902. It is found only in cultivation, but was found in south-western Madagascar, growing in a well drained soil with some water and some to lots of sun. The stem can grow to one meter in diameter, and the tree can reach a height of 20 to 25 metres. The flowers are white to cream coloured. 

The genera name from the Malabar vernacular name; Moringo. The species name after the botanist Hildebrandt, who collected the first specimen in 1880.


They do nice on Gran Canaria.


Photo by Mark E. Olson.


The flowers.


Photo by Philippe Corman.


The seeds.


Nice little tree.