How Plant Names Reveal Folk Botanical Classification, Trade, Traditional Uses and Routes of Dissemination (II)
How Plant Names Reveal Folk Botanical Classification, Trade, Traditional Uses and Routes of Dissemination (II)

Summary/Abstract: Studies about Moringa oleifera lam. and other Moringa spp. 1. Introduction. 2. General notes on the Moringaceae and their plant names. 2.1. The present geographical distribution of Moringa species. 2.2. The different types of Moringa names. 2.3. Linguistic challenges. 3. Names related to other plants in the same environment. 3.1. Trees and shrubs like Leguminosae. 3.1.1. Names in Arabic and their derivatives. 3.1.2. Names in Dravidian languages. 3.1.3. Names in other Asian languages. 3.1.4. Names with origin from European languages. 3.2. Tress and shrubs like plants from different families 3.2.1. The Arabian Moringa. 3.2.2. Moringa species in Africa and Asia. 3.2.3. Moringa oleifera in Latin America. 4. Names related to plant parts and specific properties of Moringa species. 4.1. Pods and flowers. 4.2. Stem dimension and timber quality. 4.3. Fast growth and hardiness.

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