In English, malunggay is known as the moringa tree, drumstick tree, horseradish tree or ben oil tree; in the Philippines, it's known as kalunggay in the Bicol region, kamalongan in the Visayas, kalamunge in Pampanga, arunggay in Ilocos, marunggay in Pangasinan and simply malunggay among most other Tagalog-speaking regions.