Moringa hildebrandtii Engler, 1902
Hildebrandt's moringa, hazomaroseranana (local name)
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Conservation Status
Rediscovered in 2007
Distribution
Madagascar (southwestern)
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
ENGLER A. 1902. Contribuzioni alla conoscenza della flora dell’Africa orientale. Annuario Reale Ist. Bot. Roma 9: 241-256.
Other references:
BEENTJE H.J. 1998. J.M. Hildebrandt (1847-1881): notes on his travels and plant collections. Kew Bull. 53: 835-856.
Castillon, J. -B. and Castillon, J.-P. (2007). The recent discovery of the first wild population of Moringa hildebrandtii (Moringaceae) in Madagascar. Cactus World 25(1): 37-41.
Hammer, K. and Khoshbakht, K. (2005). Towards a ‘red list’ for crop plant species. Genet. Resour. Crop Evol. 52(3): 249-265.
Olson, Mark E. and Razafimandimbison, Sylvain G. (2000). Moringa hildebrandtii: a tree extinct in the wild but preserved by indigenous horticultural practices in Madagascar. Adansonia sér. 3, 22(2): 217-221.