» This article's about the genus. Moringa's also the common name of a particular species, Moringa oleifera. Moringa's the only genus in the family Moringaceae. This genus comprises 13 species, all of which are trees that grow in tropical and sub-tropical climates. The taxon name moringa comes from the Tamil/Malayalam word murungakkAi. In Gujarati it's called Saragvo. The most popular species's Moringa oleifera, a multi-purpose tree originally from Tamil Nadu/Kerala state of India, which's what… (More on Moringa)