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Azadirachta indica

• Neem is a Hindi, Nepali noun
• Derived from Sanskrit Nimba [1]
• Derived from the Persian
• Azad means “free”
• Dirakht means “tree” [2]
• I-Hind means “of Indian origin”
• Literally means “the free tree of India” [2]

Nejznámější jména

• Neem
• Nimtree
• Indian Lilac
• Anglický: Neem (Nimba), Margosa
• Slovenský: Zederach Indický

Vernacular names - in various languages

• Arabic - Neeb, Azad-darakhul-hind, Shajarat Alnnim
• Assamese - Neem
• Bengali - Nim
• English - Margosa, Neem Tree
• French - Azadirac de l'Inde, margosier, margousier
• German - Indischer zedrach, Grossblaettiger zedrach
• Gujarati - Dhanujhada , Limba
• Hausa - Darbejiya, Dogonyaro, Bedi
• Hindi - Neem
• Kannada - Bevu
• Kiswahili - Muarubaini
• Malayalam - Ariyaveppu
• Manipuri - Neem
• Marathi - Kadunimba
• Myanmar - Burma- Tamar
• Nepal - Neem
• Persian - Azad Darakth e hind, neeb, nib
• Portuguese - Nimbo, Margosa, Amargoseira
• Punjabi - Nimm
• Sanskrit - Arishta, Pakvakrita, Nimbaka
• Sinhala - Kohomba
• Somali - Geed Hindi
• Tamil - Veppai , Sengumaru
• Telugu - Vepa
• Thai - Sadao
• Tulu-besappu
• Urdu - Neem

-Nigeria - “Dogon Yaro” (Hausa), “Akun shorop” (Igbo) [2]

Zařazení

• Tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae
• One of two species in the genus Azadirachta

Fruit

• Smooth (glabrous) olive-like drupe
• Varies in shape from elongate oval to nearly roundish
• When ripe is 1.4–2.8 centimetres (0.55–1.10 in) by 1.0–1.5 centimetres (0.39–0.59 in)

Fruit skin - Exocarp

• Thin

Pulp - Mesocarp

• Bitter-sweet pulp
• Yellowish-white
• Very fibrous
• Is 0.3–0.5 centimetres (0.12–0.20 in) thick

Inner shell - endocarp

• White
• Hard of the fruit
• Encloses one, rarely two or three, elongated seeds (kernels)
• Brown seed coat [1]

Květy

• White and fragrant flowers
• Arranged in more-or-less drooping axillary panicles
• Up to 25 centimetres (9.8 in) long
• Inflorescences, which branch up to the third degree
• Bear from 150 to 250 flowers
• Individual flower is
• 5–6 millimetres (0.20–0.24 in) long
• 8–11 millimetres (0.31–0.43 in) wide
• Protandrous, bisexual flowers and male flowers
• Exist on the same individual tree.

Lsity

• Evergreen
• In severe drought it may shed most or nearly all of its leaves [1]
• Opposite, pinnate leaves
• 20–40 centimetres (7.9–15.7 in) long
• 20 to 31 medium to dark green leaflets about 3–8 centimetres (1.2–3.1 in) long
• Terminal leaflet is often missing
• Petioles are short [1]

Podobnost

• Very similar in appearance to its relative, the Chinaberry (Melia azedarach).

Větve

• Branches are wide and spreading
• Fairly dense crown is roundish
• May reach a diameter of 15–20 metres (49–66 ft) in old, free-standing specimens

Výška

• Fast-growing tree
• Can reach height of 15–20 metres (49–66 ft)
• Rarely 35–40 metres (115–131 ft) [1]
• Neem trees are fast growers
• In three years may grow to 20 feet in height from seed planting [2]