- Family : MELIACEAE
(Mahogany Or Neem Family)
- Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
- Family (as per The APG System III) : Meliaceae
- Synonym(s) : Azedara speciosa Raf.; Melia angustifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
- Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Melia azedarach L.
- Common name : Persian Lilac, Bastard Cedar, Bead tree, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, Pride of India, White Cedar
- Vernacular name :
- Bakaayan, Nim, Bakain, Drek (Hindi)
- Malay vembu (Tamil)
- Hucchu Bevu, Turuka Bevu (Kannada)
- Vettiveppa, Turuka vepa (Telugu)
- Mahanimbo (Oria)
- Maha nimba (Sanskrit)
- Bakavan, Bakain, Bakan nimb, Pejry (Marathi)
- Malaveppu, Kattuveppu, Valiyaveppu (Malayalam)
- Habit : Tree
- Habitat : Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Comments / notes : The tree deserves a place in avenues and in the gardens near the ancient monuments of Delhi and New Delhi
- Flower, Fruit : January-September
- Distribution :
- Andhra Pradesh : Kurnool district, Srikakulam district, Chittoor district, Vishakapatnam district, Anantapur district
- Kerala : All districts of Kerala
- Odisha : Planted roadsides
- Tamil Nadu : Salem district, Kanchipuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, Dharmapuri district, The Nilgiri district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Tiruchirapalli district
- Haryana : Gurgaon district
- Native : W.Himalayas
- World Distribution : Himalayas, India, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Africa, Australia
- 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
- Matthew, K.M., Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983
- Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
- Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1.
- Maheshwari K.J (1963). Flora of Delhi: 99-100
- Read more :
- Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melia azedarach. Downloaded on 28 June 2024.
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Botanical Description
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Herbarium Specimen(s)
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Line Drawings
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Field Image(s)
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India Distribution
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World Distribution
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