Stats

Lifespan

15-20 yrs

Size

Large

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Tropical savanna

Range

South Asia

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Toxins

Status

Uncommon

About

This fast-growing tree thrives in the dry, tropical soils of South Asia. Its long seed pods can reach lengths of forty centimeters and snap open to launch winged seeds.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Brassicales

Family

Moringaceae

Genus

Moringa

Species

Moringa oleifera