Moringa concanensis

• Botanical Name : Moringa concanensis Nimmo
• Common Name : Kadvo Saragvo, Konkan Moringa
• Plant Family : Moringaceae
• Plant Form : Tree
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 9, 15, 21

About Moringa concanensis Plant :

• Habit : A tree with rachis thickened at the base, gland present at articulation.
• Leaves : Bipinnate, leaflets 4-6 pairs and an odd ones broadly elliptic, obtuse at both ends.
• Inflorescence : Panicles.
• Flowers :
  • Bracteate, bracts minute, calyx cup-shaped, white, oblong, reflexed.
  • Petals yellow, veined with red, oblong.
  • Stamens 5 fertile, and 4-5 staminodes, filaments hairy at base.
• Fruit :
  • Capsules straight, slightly constricted between the seeds.
  • Seeds white or pale yellow, 3-angled, 3-winged, wings very thin.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : January-February
• Significance : A powerful tonic, stomachic, laxative and good in inflammations.