Scientific Name :
Melia azedarach L
Synonym :
Azedara speciosa Raf.
Melia aethiopica Welw.
Common Name : Chinaberry tree, Bakain, Bakan-nimb
Plant Family : Meliaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : April to May
Flower Colour : Purple white
Description : Height: 15 to 20 m
Stem: Brown, rough, deeply cracked
Leaves: Leaflets 3 to 11, oblique, serrate, acute apex
Flowers: White, sepals 5, petals 5, stamens 10, staminal tube purple,flower fragrant
Inflorescence: Racemose axillary panicles
Fruits: Drupe, 4 seeded, yellow when ripe
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : HN
Distribution Range : Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & E. Australia.
Uses : It is used as timber and has insecticidal and medicinal properties
