Azadirachta indica is an evergreen tree that can grow 30– 50 feet tall. The leaves are odd pinnately compound, with 9-19 narrowly ovate leaflets on each leaf. The white flowers grow in axillary panicles and are fragrant when fresh. The flowers are small, about 0.5 inch in diameter. The fruit is an ovoid yellow drupe, with thin pulp and a single seed.
(Staples, George, and Derral R. Herbst. A Tropical Garden Flora: Plants Cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and Other Tropical Places. Honolulu, Hawai'i: Bishop Museum, 2005.)
diameter. The fruit is an ovoid yellow drupe, with thin pulp and a single seed.
This species is easily propagated from seed and tip cuttings.
(Staples, George, and Derral R. Herbst. A Tropical Garden Flora: Plants Cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and Other Tropical Places. Honolulu, Hawai'i: Bishop Museum, 2005.)
The flowers may cause allergic reactions in some people.
(Mabberley, D. 2008. The Plant-Book. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press.)
Native to the Indian subcontinent, probably originated in Burma. Widely cultivated in the tropics and first introduced to Hawai‘i by Dr. William Hillebrand, where the original tree is part of Foster Botanical Gardens.
(Staples, George, and Derral R. Herbst. A Tropical Garden Flora: Plants Cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and Other Tropical Places. Honolulu, Hawai'i: Bishop Museum, 2005.)
nim tree, neem tree - cite: NYBG
One of the world’s most important trees. The wood is used for firewood and timber. The leaves are used as a natural insecticide, also for skin diseases such as scabies. Leaves are also used in soaps, toothpaste, and lotions. The seeds are an important oil source and rich in azadirachtin, one of the most potent insect anti-feedants known.
Mabberley, D. 2008. The Plant-Book. 3rd ed. Cambridge University Press.
(Staples, George, and Derral R. Herbst. A Tropical Garden Flora: Plants Cultivated in the Hawaiian Islands and Other Tropical Places. Honolulu, Hawai'i: Bishop Museum, 2005.)
We currently have 4 herbarium specimens for Azadirachta indica in our collection. Click on any specimen below to view the herbarium sheet data.
