Azadirachta

Azadirachta indica

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Melioideae
Tribus: Melieae
Genus: Azadirachta
Species: A. excelsa – A. indica

Name

Azadirachta A.Juss. in Guill., Bull. Sci. Nat. Géol. 23: 236. 1830.

• Type species: Azadirachta indica A.Juss.

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Neem A.Juss., 1830

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical Regional: Southeastern Asia Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam Introduced into: Andaman Is., Aruba, Burkina, Cameroon, Central African Repu, Chad, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, Ecuador, El Salvador, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Haiti, Hawaii, India, Iran, Jamaica, Jawa, Kenya, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Windward Is. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Jussieu, A.H.L. de 1830. Mémoire sur le groupe des Méliacées. Mémoires du Museum d'Histoire Naturelle 19: 153–304. BHL Reference page. : 23: 236.

Additional references

• Govaerts, R.H.A. 1995. World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2). 483, 529 pp. MIM, Deurne. ISBN 90-341-0852-X (issue 1) ISBN 90-341-0853-8 (issue 2). Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Azadirachta in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 25. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2024. Azadirachta. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 January 25. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2024. Azadirachta. Published online. Accessed: January 25 2024.
• Tropicos.org 2024. Azadirachta. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 January 2024.

Vernacular names

العربية: نيم
беларуская: Азадирахта
suomi: Neempuut
한국어: 님나무속
русский: Азадирахта
中文: 印楝属, 蒜楝属

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