Order: Brassicales Family: Moringaceae Genus: Moringa Species: M. oleifera Binomial name Moringa oleifera 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”