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: Azadirachta indica

Name

Azadirachta indica A.Juss., (1830 publ. 1831)

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Melia indica (A.Juss.) Brandis in Forest Fl. N.W. India: 67 (1874)
Heterotypic
- Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb. in Blumea 6: 315 (1948), not validly publ.
- Antelaea canescens Cels ex Heynh. in Alph. Aufz. Gew.: 38 (1846)
- Antelaea javanica Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 277 (1788)
- Azadirachta indica var. minor Valeton in B.P.G.Hochreutiner, Pl. Bogor. Exs.: 66 (1904)
- Azadirachta indica var. siamensis Valeton in B.P.G.Hochreutiner, Pl. Bogor. Exs.: 66 (1904)
- Azadirachta indica subsp. vartakii Kothari, Londhe & N.P.Singh in Bull. Bot. Surv. India 39: 181 (1997 publ. 2001)
- Melia azadirachta L. in Sp. Pl.: 385 (1753)
- Melia fraxinifolia Salisb. in Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 317 (1796)
- Melia hasskarlii K.Koch in Hort. Dendrol.: 72 (1853)
- Melia japonica Hassk. in Cat. Hort. Bot. Bogor. Alt.: 219 (1844), nom. illeg.
- Melia parviflora Moon in Cat. Pl. Ceylon: 35 (1824)
- Melia pinnata Stokes in Bot. Mat. Med. 2: 482 (1812)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Asia-tropical
- Regional: Southeastern Asia
  - Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, 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., Malaya, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico Northwest, Nepal, Netherlands Antilles, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Puerto Rico, Rwanda, Réunion, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Sumatera, Tanzania, Togo, Trinidad-Tobago, Uganda, Windward Is.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd 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. : 19: 221

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 indica 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 indica. 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 indica. Published online. Accessed: January 25 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Azadirachta indica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 25 January 2024.
USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Azadirachta indica in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

Vernacular names

বাংলা: নিম
Deutsch: Nimbaum, Niembaum, Neembaum
eʋegbe: Kini
English: Neem tree
Esperanto: Hinda azadiraĥto
suomi: Neempuu
français: Lilas des Indes
தமிழ்: வேம்பு
ไทย: สะเดา

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