Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Neem tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and to parts of Southeast Asia, naturalized and grown around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. It is an evergreen, fast-growing tree that can reach a height of 15–20 metres. The leaves are opposite, pinnate, flowers are white and fragrant and arranged in more-or-less drooping axillary panicles. The fruit is glabrous, olive-like drupe, containing elongated seeds.
- Neem leaves are used in traditional medicine.
- It is used as an insecticide, providing a natural alternative to synthetic pesticides.
- The fruits and seeds are the source of neem oil.
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Campus Location
Rajagiri Business School, Valley Campus, Kakkanad
Systematic position
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Streptophyta
Class: Equisetopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Neem tree is native to the Indian subcontinent and to parts of Southeast Asia, naturalized and grown around the world in tropical and subtropical areas. It is an evergreen, fast-growing tree that can reach a height of 15–20 metres. The leaves are opposite, pinnate, flowers are white and fragrant and arranged in more-or-less drooping axillary panicles. The fruit is glabrous, olive-like drupe, containing elongated seeds.
- Neem leaves are used in traditional medicine.
- It is used as an insecticide, providing a natural alternative to synthetic pesticides.
- The fruits and seeds are the source of neem oil.