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Common names: | Neem tree (English) Nim tree (English) | |
Description: | Tree, to 15 m. Bark rough and fissured. Leaves up to 40 cm long; leaflets up to 9 × 3 cm, glabrous, ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, strongly sickle-shaped; base highly asymmetric; margin coarsely serrate. Inflorescence an axillary panicle. Petals white. Drupe 1.5-1.8 cm long, ellipsoid, yellow. | |
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Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India | |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to India and Burma; widely cultivated in Africa. | |
Growth form(s): | Tree. | |
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Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
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