Moringa tree

[pamNZ]

Hi! I am new here...just wondering if anyone can identify these clear tiny globules on my moringa..is this normal? the leaves doesn't last long...they go dry and yellow and just falls off... Help!

 

[Marck]

Hello and welcome to the Forum

Moringa spp. produces structures called extra-floral nectaries in the leaflet axes of their compound leaves. These nectaries produce a sugary exudate, which in the wild, serves as a reward in a mutualistic symbiosis with certain species of ants that guard the trees against herbivorous insects.

Moringa is an wonderful plant. I'm currently growing dwarf Moringa oleifera that I started from seed. In the past, I've also grown Moringa stenopetala. I went out just now to examine my Moringa. I didn't seed any droplets on the leaves but I did enjoy its unique odor. It smells like an oddly pungent type of peanut butter. I mostly grow it for it's beauty and botanical interest, but I should start eating the leaves more often, perhaps use them as a spice or garnish.

 

[pamNZ]

Hello and welcome to the Forum

Moringa spp. produces structures called extra-floral nectaries in the leaflet axes of their compound leaves. These nectaries produce a sugary exudate, which in the wild, serves as a reward in a mutualistic symbiosis with certain species of ants that guard the trees against herbivorous insects.

Moringa is an wonderful plant. I'm currently growing dwarf Moringa oleifera that I started from seed. In the past, I've also grown Moringa stenopetala. I went out just now to examine my Moringa. I didn't seed any droplets on the leaves but I did enjoy its unique odor. It smells like an oddly pungent type of peanut butter. I mostly grow it for it's beauty and botanical interest, but I should start eating the leaves more often, perhaps use them as a spice or garnish.

Cool..thanks Marck.. I will leave those then..