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Azadirachta indica
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Near Ifaty, W Madagascar
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Ifaty, W Madagascar
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Ifaty, W Madagascar
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Ifaty, W Madagascar
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Ifaty, W Madagascar
Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Ifaty, W Madagascar
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| Common names: | Neem tree (English) Nim tree (English) |
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Tree, to 15 m. Bark rough and fissured. Leaves up to 40 cm long; leaflets up to 9 × 3 cm, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, strongly sickle-shaped; base highly asymmetric; margin coarsely serrate. Inflorescence an axillary panicle. Petals white. Drupe 1.5-1.8 cm long, ellipsoid, yellow. |
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| Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India |
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| Worldwide distribution: | Native to India and Burma; widely cultivated in Africa. |
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| Growth form(s): | Tree. |
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Other sources of information about Azadirachta indica:
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Flora of Zambia: cultivated Azadirachta indicaFlora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Azadirachta indica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Azadirachta indicaBHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Azadirachta indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Azadirachta indica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Azadirachta indica
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Azadirachta indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Azadirachta indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Azadirachta indica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Azadirachta indica
Plants of the World Online: Azadirachta indica
Tropicos: Azadirachta indica
Wikipedia: Azadirachta indica
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