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Family: Meliaceae	Genus: Azadirachta	Species: Azadirachta indica A Juss.

Habit	Leaf	Flower	Fruit	Bark

Synonym	Melia azadirachta, Melia indica (A. Juss.) Brandis	Flower Color	White
Common Name	Neem	Flower Type	Panicle
English / Trade Name	Nimbay, Indian Lilac, Pichumarda, Yepa, Margosa, Margosa tree	Flowering Period	Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name	Neem	Fruiting Period	July-Sept
Altitude	Upto 900m	Fruit Type	Drupe
Habit	Tree	Fruit Details	Drupe ellipsoid, 1.2-1.8 cm long, yellow, glabrous, greenish-yellow; seed one, surrounded by a sweet pulp.
Habitat	Common in plains	Bark Type	Exfoliating
Distribution	Cultivated and naturalized throughout India and many other tropical countries. Native of India, Myanmar and China.	Bark Details	Bark dark grey with irregular flakes, vertically striated; exudation red, sticky
Distribution in chandigarh	, Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Chandigarh Botanical Garden and Nature Park, Sector 1, Sector 4, Sector 5, Sector 6, Sector 10, Sector 11, Sector 18, Sector 22, Sector 23, Sector 24, Sector 27, Sector 28, Sector 30, Sector 31, Sector 32, Sector 34, Sector 37	Origin	Native
		Leaf Type	Compound
		Leaf Arrangement	Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
		Leaf Shape	Lence shaped
Description of Species	Tree. Leaves 20-38 cm; leaflets 5-9 pairs, obliquely lanceolate, 2.5-7.5 × 1.2-3.7 cm, inequilateral, sometimes falcate, serrate, acuminate, glabrous, base cuneate, oblique; petiolules 2 mm. Flowers white, fragrant, 7.5 mm across. Staminal-tube 5 mm long. Drupe ellipsoid, 1.2-1.8 cm long, yellow, glabrous.	Leaf Details	Leaves 20-38 cm; leaflets 5-9 pairs, obliquely lanceolate, 2.5-7.5 × 1.2-3.7 cm, inequilateral, sometimes falcate, serrate, acuminate, glabrous, base cuneate, oblique; petiolules 2 mm.

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