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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 48. Chapters: Moringa oleifera, Ziziphus mauritiana, List of Indian timber trees, Teak, Millettia pinnata, Nyctanthes arbor-tristis, Acacia nilotica, Ulmus wallichiana, Melia azedarach, Borassus flabellifer, Madhuca longifolia, Jambul, Saraca asoca, Avicennia marina, Acacia maidenii, Trema orientalis, Bodhi Tree, Shorea robusta, Toona ciliata, Cordia myxa, Alstonia scholaris, Ficus benjamina, Intsia bijuga, Ficus microcarpa, Cordia subcordata, Erythrina fusca, Ulmus villosa, Tecomella undulata, Cerbera odollam, Dalbergia latifolia, Ulmus lanceifolia, Adenanthera pavonina, Cupressus cashmeriana, Magnolia campbellii, Ailanthus triphysa, Diospyros melanoxylon, Prosopis cineraria, Tetrameles nudiflora, Butea superba, The Great Banyan, Taxus sumatrana, List of trees of the Andaman Islands, Pinus bhutanica, Ulmus wallichiana subsp. xanthoderma, Millingtonia, Ulmus wallichiana subsp. wallichiana, Balanites roxburghii, Ulmus wallichiana var. tomentosa, Michelia doltsopa, Callicarpa lanata, Michelia punduana, Dodda Alada Mara, Hopea shingkeng. Excerpt: Moringa oleifera, the word Moringa probably came from dravidian language Tamil and commonly referred to as "Shojne" in Bengali, "Munagakaya" in Telugu, "Shenano" in Rajasthani, "Shevaga" in Marathi, "Nuggekai" in Kannada, "Moringa" (from Tamil: Murungakai, Malayalam: Muringa, Konkani: Mashinga sanga), and Malunggay in Filipino, is the most widely cultivated species of the genus Moringa, which is the only genus in the family Moringaceae. It is an exceptionally nutritious vegetable tree with a variety of potential uses. The tree itself is rather slender, with drooping branches that grow to approximately 10 m in height. In cultivation, it is often cut back annually to 1 meter or less and allowed to regrow so that pods and leaves remain within arm's reach. The "Moringa" tree is grown mainly in ...