- 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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