Herbarium Specimen Details

Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Determination History
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
Locality USA. Florida , Monroe Co. : Key West.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector W. G. Farlow
Collection Date Nov 1891
Accession Number 53054
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Coconut Creek Maple Swamp, ca. 1.5 mi. SE of West Dixie Bend. T48S, R42E, Sec. 8. 26° 23' 58" N 81° 50' 22" W
Habitat Disturbed edge, with Sabal palmetto.
Reproductive State Flower Fruit
Collector P. L. Howell 1224
Collection Date 18 Sep 2012
Accession Number 266266
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Determination History
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, 2004
Locality USA. Illinois , Champaign Co. : 1411 Winding Lane, Champaign; private residence; Thomasboro 7.5' quadrangle. T19N, R8E, Sec. 1, SE¼, NE¼, SE¼, SW¼. 40° 7' 47" N 88° 14' 55" W
Description Not hardy; cultivated small tree 2.5 m tall, flowers white in axillary panicles, bilateral, petals reflexed, anthers golden yellow.
Habitat Grown in a pot.
Reproductive State
Elevation 757 to ft
Collector S. R. Hill 36182
Collection Date 11 Sep 2004
Accession Number 275492
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Description Small tree, flowers cream-white.
Reproductive State
Collector A. Armstrong
Collection Date 02 Oct 1976
Accession Number 125145
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Vicinity of Botanical Department, University of Miami. 25° 46' 27" N 80° 11' 37" W
Description Tree to 20 ft., flowers white in panicles from the leaf axil.
Reproductive State
Collector J. V. Pancho 1555
Collection Date 11 Jun 1958
Accession Number 121528
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Plant Introduction System.
Reproductive State
Collector W. T. Gillis 9280
Collection Date 19 May 1970
Accession Number 97484
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Determination History
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. 28° 0' 0" N 82° 0' 0" W
Reproductive State
Collector D. M. Hart
Collection Date 11 Oct 1990
Accession Number 207978
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam. - Determined By: D. G. Burch,
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : University of South Florida Botanical Gardens. Tampa. 27° 56' 51" N 82° 27' 30" W
Description Tree to 5 m, flowers creamy yellow, hurt by frost but surviving.
Habitat In open site.
Reproductive State
Collector D. Burch 6427
Collection Date 27 Sep 1971
Accession Number 101431
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Locality Jamaica. Liguanea , St. Andrew Par. : Suburb of Kingston. Garden at Hotel Mona. 18° 0' 0" N 76° 47' 60" W
Description Tree, 7 m tall, 24 cm. diameter at breast height; corolla white, anthers yellow.
Reproductive State
Elevation 650 to ft
Collector G. R. Cooley 10964
with G.R. Proctor
Collection Date 06 Feb 1965
Accession Number 71446
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam. - Determined By: N. Chevalier,
Locality Cayman Islands. Grand Cayman Island Growing on vacant lot; off Church Street, near W Bay Road.
Description Tree; flowers white; 3 m.
Reproductive State Flower
Collector N. Chevalier
Collection Date 23 Aug 1971
Accession Number 99933
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam. - Determined By: C. D. Adams, 1963
Locality Jamaica. Surrey Co. , St. Thomas Par. : Just S of Yallahs River ford on road A-4. 17° 52' 26" N 76° 33' 43" W
Description Flowers white except calyx, green at base; petals and ovary tinged with greenish basally; anthers yellow; shrub 8 ft.
Habitat Edge of acacia shrub.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 20 to ft
Collector M. R. Crosby
with H. A. Hespenheide & W. R. Anderson
Collection Date 21 Jul 1963
Accession Number 97019
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam. - Determined By: S. R. Hill, Sep 1995
Locality Guyana. Essequibo Islands-West Demerara W side of Demerara River along the old road, 4.6 km S of pontoon bridge. 6° 40' 0" N 58° 9' 60" W
Description Flowers white, petals reflexed, zygomorphic; apparently planted; tree 7-10 m tall, wide-spreading; culinary use.
Habitat N of sluice gate along river bank.
Reproductive State Flower
Elevation 0 to 10 m
Collector S. R. Hill
with C.N. Horn
Collection Date 14 Sep 1995
Accession Number 218875
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Moringa oleifera
Family Name Moringaceae
Currently Accepted Name Moringa oleifera Lam.
Locality USA. Florida , Manatee Co. : Front of residence, 806 Gladiolus Street, Anna Maria.
Description Tree 15 ft. tall; flowers yellowish white with a mild, sweet fragrance; fruit longitudinally ribbed.
Reproductive State Flower Immature Fruit
Collector M. S. Frank
Collection Date 30 Aug 2016
Accession Number 301793
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