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Common name

English: Neem

German: Niembaum

Portuguese: Lilás da Índia, Nim

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae (2659)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2572)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2167)

      Order: Sapindales (71)

        Family: Meliaceae (4)(family description)

          Genus: Azadirachta (1)

            Epithet: indica Adr. Juss. (12)

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

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