Common name
English: Neem
German: Niembaum
Portuguese: Lilás da Índia, Nim
Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Sapindales (72)
Family: Meliaceae (4)(family description)
Genus: Azadirachta (1)
Epithet: indica Adr. Juss. (15)
Synonyms: Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb., Melia azadirachta L.
indica => from or referring in some way to India
Characteristics
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: beige, white
External links
Check for Azadirachta indica at
World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI- [195] Azadirachta indica - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)
Literature
- [25] Schütt,P. et al. (2004): Bäume der Tropen. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.