Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Meliaceae | Genus: Azadirachta | Species: Azadirachta indica A Juss.( नीम ) |
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| Synonym | Melia azadirachta Linn., Melia indica (A. Juss.) Brandis | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Neem | Flower Type | Panicle |
| English / Trade Name | Nimbay, Indian Lilac, Pichumarda, Yepa, Margosa, Margosa tree | Flowering Period | Jan-March |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Neem | Fruiting Period | July-Sept |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | Drupe ellipsoid, 1.2-1.8 cm long, yellow, glabrous, greenish-yellow; seed one, surrounded by a sweet pulp. |
| Habitat | Common in plains | Bark Type | Exfoliating |
| Distribution | Cultivated and naturalized throughout India and many other tropical countries. Native of India, Myanmar and China. | Bark Details | Bark dark grey with irregular flakes, vertically striated; exudation red, sticky |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Bhiwani, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Kaithal, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Sirsa, Sonepat, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Compound | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Lence shaped | ||
| Description of Species | Tree up to 20 m tall. Bark dark grey with irregular flakes, vertically striated; exudation red, sticky. Leaves comound, leaflets 5-9 pairs, obliquely lanceolate, inequilateral, sometimes falcate, serrate, acuminate, glabrous, base cuneate, oblique; petiolules 2 mm. Flowers white, fragrant, 7.5 mm across. Staminal-tube 5 mm long. Drupe ellipsoid, 1.2-1.8 cm long, yellow, glabrous. | Leaf Details | Leaves pinnate, leaflets 5-9 pairs, obliquely lanceolate, inequilateral, sometimes falcate, serrate, acuminate, glabrous, base cuneate, oblique; petiolules 2 mm. |
