Moringa stenopetala
- This plant is called a cabbage-tree; for the many other plants having virtually the same common name, see Cabbage tree
Moringa stenopetala, commonly called cabbage-tree[1] (along with many other tree species), is a tree in the Moringa family of flowering plants, native to Kenya, and historically Ethiopia; it is now extinct in the wild in Ethiopia, though still grown there as a crop.[1]
Uses
Moringa stenopetala is mostly known for its importance as a nutritious vegetable tree food crop in the terraced fields of Konso, Ethiopia. In this way it is similar to its Indian relative, Moringa oleifera.[3][4] It is also used for shading of Capsicum and Sorghum crops, as a companion plant;[1] and additionally in folk medicine.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f Under its current treatment of Moringa stenopetala (from its basionym, Donaldsonia stenopetala), this species was published in Senckenbergiana Biologica 38: 407. 1957. GRIN (May 22, 1997). "Moringa stenopetala information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?312850. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ The basionym of Moringa stenopetala, Donaldsonia stenopetala, was first described and published in Journal of Botany, British and Foreign 1896: 53. 1896. GRIN (June 28, 2002). "Donaldsonia stenopetala information from NPGS/GRIN". Taxonomy for Plants. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland: USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?424400. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
- ^ "Birdlife Data Zone: Konso - Segen", Birdlife International website (accessed 15 January 2011)
- ^ "The Moringa Tree Moringa oleifera". Trees for Life International. http://www.treesforlife.org/documents/moringa/presentation/Moringa%20Presentation%20%28General%29%20screen.pdf. Retrieved 2011-01-15.
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