Azadirachta indica
Also known as neem, neem tree
species of plant
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Azadirachta indica
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyMeliaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera
Azadirachta indica 印度苦楝樹（英语：Azadirachta indica），又稱印度楝樹、印度蒜楝、印度假苦楝、寧樹（英语：Neem）、印度紫丁香（Indian lilac），楝科蒜楝屬植物，分布於印度、緬甸、孟加拉、斯里蘭卡、馬來西亞與巴基斯坦等亞洲亞熱帶、熱帶氣候地區。 它生長快速，可以達到15-20公尺高，少數甚至可以達到35-40公尺高。它是常青樹，但在嚴重乾旱時，它大部份、或全部的葉子會掉落。 印度苦楝具備殺蟲、滅菌的功效，長期被人當成草藥來使用。在阿育吠陀中就記載了它的療效。 從印度苦楝中提取的印楝素，能防治200多種農林倉儲害蟲，為公認的高效廣譜無公害生物殺蟲劑。
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Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, margosa, nimtree or Indian lilac, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. It is one of the two species in the genus Azadirachta. It is native to the Indian subcontinent and to parts of Southeast Asia, but is naturalized and grown around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. Its fruits and seeds are the source of neem oil. Nim is a Hindustani noun derived from Sanskrit nimba (निंब).
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