Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

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Photo: Mark Hyde
Near Ifaty, W Madagascar

Synonyms:
Common names:	Neem tree (English) Nim tree (English)
Description:	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.
Notes:	Included for Zimbabwe on the basis of a comment by Tom Muller that it is sometimes cultivated at low altitudes. This species somewhat resembles Toona ciliata, but differs in the serrate leaflets (entire in Toona) and the berry-like fruit (a capsule in Toona).
Derivation of specific name:	indica: of India
Flowering time:
Worldwide distribution:	Native to India and Burma; widely cultivated in Africa.
Growth form(s):	Tree.
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Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Image last updated:	Thursday 29 September 2011
Literature:

Flora of Burundi: Azadirachta indica
Flora of Zambia: cultivated Azadirachta indica

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Azadirachta indica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Azadirachta indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Azadirachta indica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Azadirachta indica
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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
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