Moringa stenopetala has a bottle-shaped trunk and shrubby, rounded habit (the characteristic form in which a given species ofplant grows).
A drought-resistant species, it is characterized by its bottle-shaped trunk, long twisted , and edible leaves likened to cabbage, from which its common name is derived. Moringa stenopetala is a perennial tree with a shrubby, rounded habit, growing to a height of 612 m (2039 ft) in all but the most exceptional cases where it may reach 15 m (49 ft) high. In botany habit is the characteristic form in which a given species of plant grows (see Glossary of plant morphology#Plant habit). 
