• Family : MELIACEAE
  (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
• Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
• Family (as per The APG System III) : MELIACEAE
• Synonym(s) : Melia composita Willd.
• 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 (Hindi); Bettada bevu mara, Arabevu mara (Kannada); Malaivaembu (Tamil); Munnatikaraka (Telugu); Batra, Mahanimbo (Oria); Maha-neem, Nimbara (Marathi); Malavemppu, Valiyaveppu (Malayalam)
• Habit : Tree
• Habitat : Moist deciduous, semi-Evergreen forests
• Comments / notes : On hills up to 750m.
• Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
• Distribution :
  • Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district
  • Kerala : Kasaragod district, Kannur district, Wayanad district, Malappuram district, Palakkad district, Thrissur district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
  • Maharashtra : Konkan, NDK, Pune district, Raigad district, Ratnagiri district, Satara district, Solapur district
  • Odisha : Puri district, Angul district, Gajapati district, Mayurbhanj district
  • Tamil Nadu : Javadu Hills (Tiruvannamalai district), Kolli Hills (Namakkal district), Kalrayan Hills (Salem district)
• World Distribution : Tropical Asia, Australia, Africa
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• 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 Similipahar (Similipal), Orissa; Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983; Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1; Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
• Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Raja K Swamy, Deepak Kumar, Arun Singh R. and K. Gopalakrishna Bhat (2019). Flora of Peninsular India. http://peninsula.ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melia dubia. Downloaded on 2 April 2025.

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