Melia dubia Cav.

 
  • 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 IPNI) : Melia dubia Cav.
  • 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 : Tropical moist deciduous forests, Tropical 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)
    • Uttarakhand : Nainital 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
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Melia dubia. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

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