Scientific Name :
Azadirachta indica A.Juss.
Synonym :
Melia azadirachta L.
Melia indica (A.Juss.) Brandis
Common Name : Indian Lilac, Neem, Nimbay
Plant Family : Meliaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : Feb – June, March – August
Flower Colour : White
Description : Height: Upto 20 m
Stem: Greyish, from inside reddish brown
Leaves: Compound, alternate, imparippinate, oblique leaflets, margins serrate
Flowers: Breacteate, scented, calyx 5, corolla 5, anthers introse, gynoecium tricarpellary
Inflorescence: Axillary panicle
Fruit: Drupe one seeded
Native/ Exotic : E
Locality : HN, CH, JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : Assam to Indo-China.
Uses : All parts of plants have medicinal value.
Fresh leaves used in treatment of chicken pox
Dried leaves used to prevent insects and pests
