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Neem
Azadirachta indica

About
Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, margosa, nimtree or Indian lilac, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of the two species in the genus Azadirachta. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and to parts of Southeast Asia, but is naturalized and grown around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. Its fruits and seeds are the source of neem oil. Nim is a Hindustani noun derived from Sanskrit nimba (निंब).
- Family
- Meliaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Azadirachta indica
- Slug
- azadirachta-indica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Azadirachta
- Species
- indica
- Wikidata QID
- Q170461
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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