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Taxon:
Azadirachta indica
A. Juss.
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Azadirachta
Family:
Meliaceae
Nomen number:
6161
Place of publication:
Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19:221, t. 2, fig. 5. 1832
Verified:
08/26/1993
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Azadirachta indica
A. Juss. var.
indica
(0 active accession[s])
Azadirachta indica
A. Juss. var.
siamensis
Valeton
(0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Antelaea azadirachta
(L.) Adelb.
Melia azadirachta
L.
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Reference(s)
Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson.
2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
www.skud.info
Boutelje, J. B.
1980. Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature
Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, India.
1985-1992. The wealth of India: a dictionary of Indian raw materials and industrial products. Raw materials (revised edition).
Dassanayake, M. D. & F. R. Fosberg, eds.
1980-. A revised handbook to the flora of Ceylon.
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:71-76.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
URL:
http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/cropListDetails?code=&relation=beginsWith&name=Azadirachta+indica&quantity=1
Grierson, A. J. C. & D. J. Long.
1984-. Flora of Bhutan including a record of plants from Sikkim.
Jacobs, M.
1961. The generic identity of
Melia excelsa
Jack. Gard. Bull. Singapore 18:74.
Kala, C. P. et al.
2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
URL:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/10531
Koul, O. et al.
1990. Properties and uses of neem,
Azadirachta indica
. Canad. J. Bot. 68:1-11.
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds.
1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Personal Care Products Council.
INCI
URL:
http://www.personalcarecouncil.org/public/what-inci
Porcher, M. H. et al.
Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
URL:
http://www.plantnames.unimelb.edu.au/Sorting/Frontpage.html
Rehm, S.
1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Sharma, B. D. et al., eds.
1993-. Flora of India.
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1995. Flora malesiana. 12:343.
Common names
English
Indian-lilac –
Reference(s)
neem –
Reference(s)
nimtree –
Reference(s)
French
margosier –
Reference(s)
Portuguese
margosa –
Reference(s)
Swedish
nimträd –
Reference(s)
Distribution
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Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
Bangladesh
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
1
Native
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Myanmar
n.
2
Cultivated
Africa
Africa
2
Cultivated
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
2
Cultivated
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
2
Cultivated
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
2
Cultivated
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
4
Naturalized
Africa
Africa
4
Naturalized
Africa
Western Indian Ocean
Mauritius
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Indo-China
Thailand
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Indonesia
4
Naturalized
Asia-Tropical
Malesia
Malaysia
4
Naturalized
Pacific
Southwestern Pacific
Fiji
4
Naturalized
Southern America
Northern South America
Guyana
6
Other
exact native range obscure
Native
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
Bangladesh
,
India
INDO-CHINA:
Myanmar
(n.)
Cultivated
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
REGION:
Africa
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
MALESIA:
Malaysia
Pacific
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
Naturalized
Africa
WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN:
Mauritius
REGION:
Africa
Asia-Tropical
INDO-CHINA:
Thailand
MALESIA:
Indonesia
,
Malaysia
Pacific
SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC:
Fiji
Southern America
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana
Other
(exact native range obscure)
Economic Uses
Usage
Type
Note
Reference
Environmental
ornamental
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmental
shade/shelter
fide F Males 12:342. 1995
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1995. Flora malesiana. 12:343.
Fuels
fuelwood
National Academy of Sciences.
1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Materials
lipids
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:71-76.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Materials
wood
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:71-76.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Medicines
folklore
Duke, J. A. et al.
2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines
folklore
Kala, C. P. et al.
2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
URL:
http://www.springer.com/life+sciences/evolutionary+%26+developmental+biology/journal/10531
Medicines
folklore
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Non-vertebrate poisons
disease vector control
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:71-76.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Non-vertebrate poisons
plant pest control
Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed.
1995. Flora malesiana. 12:343.
Non-vertebrate poisons
plant pest control
Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds.
1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA) 11:71-76.
URL:
http://proseanet.org
Name
References