Herbarium JCB

Melia dubia Cav.

Family : MELIACEAE
(MAHOGANY FAMILY OR NEEM FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Meliaceae
Species : Melia dubia
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Melia azedarach L.
Common name : China Berry, Great Neem Tree, Big-leaved Mahogany
Vernacular name : Mahanim, Ghora nim (Hin.); Bettada bevu-mara, Arabevu mara (Kan.); Malaivaembu (Tam.); Munnatikaraka (Tel.); Batra, Mahanimbo (Ori.)
Key identification features : A large deciduous tree. Leaves are compound with toothed leaflets. Flowers are small, greenish-yellow in much-branched inflorescences. Fruits are green, ellipsoidal with a single seed covered by hard portion (as in a mango fruit) and surrounded by fleshy pulp outside. Bark is grey, longitudinally fissured and flaky.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Comments : On hills up to 750 m. Often Planted.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Shevaroy Hills (Salem district), Melagiri Hills (Dharmapuri district), Javadhu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district, former North Arcot) (Tamil Nadu State); Visakhapatnam district, Horsely Hills (Chittoor district), Rollapenta Hills (Kurnool district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Puri district, Angul district, Parlakhemundi Hills (Gajapati district), Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
World Distribution : Angola, Tropical Asia, Australia
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Melia dubia. Downloaded on 4 July 2024.