Moringa drouhardii

Moringa drouhardii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Brassicales
Family:	Moringaceae
Genus:	Moringa
Species:	M. drouhardii
Binomial name
Moringa drouhardii

The bottle tree, Moringa drouhardii, is an endemic species of southwest Madagascar. It occurs in the Madagascar spiny thickets ecoregion, especially at the limestone cliffs to the east of Lake Tsimanampetsotsa, on the Mahafaly Plateau. The species is often planted in local villages and around traditional tombs. Neither the seeds (rich in edible oil and floculating proteins) nor the leaves (that can be eaten as green vegetables) are traditionally used in the Atsimo-Andrefana Region (southwestern Madagascar) despite their significant benefits.

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  14 October 2006
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  27 December 2006
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  19 May 2007
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  19 May 2007
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  19 September 2007
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  6 June 2008
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  28 November 2009
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  23 January 2010
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  5 June 2010
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  M. drouhardii seeds: entire (left) and without shell (right)
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  M. drouhardii seeds with cracked outer shells