Talk:Moringa (genus)

Malunggay

I intend to expand this article soon using http://business.inquirer.net/money/features/view_article.php?article_id=92644 as a reference.Alternativity 13:20, 9 October 2007 (UTC)

Re-direct

Hey, I think thats most people searching for Moringa are looking for specifically for Moringa Oleifera and should be given the link at the top of the page. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moringa_oleifera thanks for who ever can do this. Dutch —Preceding unsigned comment added by 80.252.82.132 (talk) 15:33, 14 June 2008 (UTC)

Focus on genus

There already is an article on Moringo oleifera, so I think the information on that species here is unnecessary, and should probably be removed. Fences and windows (talk) 13:32, 13 December 2008 (UTC)

Picture

The picture looks more like a baobab than a moringa. Can someone confirm? — Preceding unsigned comment added by Ullinis (talk • contribs) 15:32, 12 July 2012 (UTC)

References and Lack of Content

Doesn't most of this article sound like a sales pitch? It seems to lack any real scientific information, the language sounds like it's selling something, and there are not enough solid references. This doesn't feel like a Wikipedia article, it feels like it was written by a magazine or something. Perhaps the article should be expanded and filled with much more detail? TimothyBaril (talk) 07:22, 19 October 2015 (UTC)

What are the uses of moringa powder?

The article currently states "powders can be made from the leaves and roots." What are these powders used for? Food? Medicine? Other? Pete unseth (talk) 22:55, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Food ingredient and supplement uses mentioned here and here for seed or leaf powder.--Zefr (talk) 23:28, 4 September 2019 (UTC)

Requested move 7 November 2022

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The result of the move request was: moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Tol (talk | contribs) @ 15:40, 8 December 2022 (UTC)

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Moringa → Moringa (genus) – Besides referring to the genus, "moringa" is also the common name of one of the species, Moringa oleifera, which itself is probably more notable on account of its well established culinary uses. That species gets 3x more views than the genus, and it seems to be the intended target behind the majority of the incoming links to "Moringa" [1]. Still, I wouldn't call it a primary topic, and my preference is for the base title to be occupied by a dab page. – Uanfala (talk) 18:21, 7 November 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. Extraordinary Writ (talk) 00:44, 20 November 2022 (UTC) — Relisting. —usernamekiran (talk) 12:49, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Support per nom. This is also in a monotypic family, but by convention we place those under the genera. –LaundryPizza03 (dc̄) 07:34, 13 November 2022 (UTC)

It is not monotypic. YorkshireExpat (talk) 18:45, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

Whoops, sorry. You said family. YorkshireExpat (talk) 18:46, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

• Oppose I took a stab at disambiguating some of the incoming links. I'm not certain that links in the context of African cuisine (e.g. Cuisine of Niger) intend M. oleifera and not Moringa stenopetala. And Madagascar spiny forests definitely doesn't intend M. oleifera. Disambiguating links to Moringa with certainty would be difficult. In recent years, Moringa oleifera has been somewhat trendy as a "superfood" in the global north. Aronia melanocarpa is currently trendy as a superfood, and is mostly referred to as "Aronia". Hoodia gordonii was trendy for a time as a weight loss supplement and was mostly referred to as "Hoodia". I don't think the single commercially popular species in any of these genera is of sufficient importance to require disambiguating the genus. Plantdrew (talk) 22:02, 18 November 2022 (UTC)
• Support per nom.--Ortizesp (talk) 18:40, 20 November 2022 (UTC)
• Oppose: There are several common names for the species, so the hatnote at the top of the genera is sufficient. YorkshireExpat (talk) 18:50, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

  That's orthogonal though. When deciding if there is a primary topic for a term, we're interested in whether among the meanings of that term there is one that dominates in usage; it's not relevant what other terms can be used to express the same meanings. – Uanfala (talk) 18:58, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

  I'm not sure people incorrectly targeting wikilinks is enough evidence for this. Also, now I've looked through the list of redirects, I'm inclined to agree with Plantdrew. There's more interest than just the Indian species. Is Moringa oleifera cultivated elsewhere? YorkshireExpat (talk) 21:10, 20 November 2022 (UTC)

• Support per nom. There isn't a primary topic between the genus and the individual species. I'm not sure what the two "oppose" !votes above are trying to say, and they don't address WP:PRIMARYTOPIC criteria as far as I can tell.  — Amakuru (talk) 11:11, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

  The way I understand it, Plantdrew's point is that the currently widespread use of the term "moringa" to refer to that one species is down to a consumer fad, and once it's over, the genus will go on to be the primary topic in the long run. – Uanfala (talk) 12:52, 28 November 2022 (UTC)

• Support. Reasoning: the common name is or is nearly the primary topic per WP:PRIMARYTOPIC. Common names have been around long before scientific names, and will remain after. Were the genus name to change (although I highly doubt that would happen with this one), the tree, its fruit, etc., would still be called and searched for as "moringa". I support Uanfala's suggestion of a DAB or to redirect "moringa" to Moringa oleifera.

As one who leans toward taxonomy being primary, I thought I would oppose. However, after taking a quick look at the early history of both the Moringa and Moringa oleifera articles, I have found that the article Moringa was created 14 May 2004 to represent the cultivated plant, without mentioning the species Moringa oleifera. Nine months later, 27 January 2005, it was changed to represent the genus and has since. The species article was created 20 December 2005, and its only common name given then was "moringa". The common name seems to be the primary usage. – Elizabeth (Eewilson) (tag or ping me) (talk) 19:22, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

Note: WikiProject Plants has been notified of this discussion. —usernamekiran (talk) 12:49, 1 December 2022 (UTC)

• Support per nom. Shwcz (talk) 09:59, 5 December 2022 (UTC)

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