| Type | Indigenous |
|---|---|
| Family | Meliaceae |
| Local Name | Aryaveppu |
| Local Name 2 | Veppu |
| Trade Name | Neem |
| Habit | Medium sized tree |
| Tree Seed | Fruit type: Drupe. Seed weight: 5,700 to 6,350 seeds/kg (Sen Gupta, 1937; Chacko et al., 2002). Vernacular name: Neem (Hindi), Vepu, Aryaveppu (Malayalam), Vembu, Veppam (Tamil), Bevu, Kirri Bevu (Kannada) (Chacko et al., 2002). Flowering season: March to May. Fruiting season: Ripens during June to August, March to July (Sen Gupta, 1937; Chacko et al., 2002). Germination type: Epigeous (Chacko et al., 2002). Germination percentage: Up to 90 (Kumar and Bhanja, 1992; Rai, 1999; Chacko et al., 2002). Method of propagation: By seeds and vegetatively by shoot and root cuttings. |
| Botanical Features | Evergreen trees, bark greyish-brown, vertically striated; exudation red, sticky. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, rachis 14-30 cm leaflets 7-15, opposite or subopposite, margin serrate, flowers white, in axillary panicles, fruit a drupe, greenish-yellow; seed one, surrounded by a sweet pulp. |
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