Wild Flowering Plants
| Meliaceae
family Azadirachta indica A. Jussieu, Mem. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 221, t. 2, f. 5. 1830. Neem Escaped tree around plantations, gardens and houses. Native to Asia. Also cultivated now as an ornamental. Probably brought in originally for other reasons as this tree has many uses, including local medicinal uses and insecticidal. Sometimes confused with the poisonous chinaberry tree! |