Moringa (scientific name? Lamentations of Jeremiah) is a Moringa tree of Moringa family, with a height of 3- 12 meters; Bark cork; Branches have obvious lenticels and leaf scars, and branchlets are pubescent. Leaves are usually 3-pinnate compound leaves, 25-60 cm long, and there are linear or rod-shaped slightly curved glands at the base of the pinna. Inflorescence widely spread, long 10-30 cm. Capsule slender, each petal has 3 edges; Seeds subglobose. The flowering period is the whole year and the fruiting period is June-65438+February.

Native to India, widely planted in tropical areas. It is cultivated in China, Guangdong (Canton, Danxian) and Taiwan Province Province, and is often planted beside villages and gardens. There is also Yeyi, which is produced in Niuwei Mountain, Sanya, and was born in miscellaneous forests.

Moringa oleifera is an ornamental tree species in tropical and subtropical areas, and it also has certain economic value. Its seeds can purify water and produce edible oil (which is also valuable in the manufacture of paints and cosmetics); Moringa oleifera leaf is a new resource food in China, and its roots are also edible.