Wood Specimen's Information:  

 
  Museum Floor  &  Size of Specimens :

First floor, Timber Cylindrical Log
  Specimen's Access Number :

CBRw018
  Binomial Name of Specimen :

Azadirachta india
  Specimen's Collector Name :

D.F.O

  Specimen's Collection Area :

Kollegal,  Karnataka
 

Specimen's Collection Date

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  Specimen's Collection Country :

India
  Specimen's Collection Continent :

Asia
  Number of Specimen Available :

1
  Whether it is available for mutual exchange :

Yes
Scientific Classification of Wood Specimen:  

 
  Kingdom :

Plantae
  Division :

Magnoliophyta
 

Class

 :

Magnoliopsida
  Order :

Sapindales
  Family :

Meliaceae
  Genus :

Azadirachta
  Subgenus :

 
  Species :

Azadirachta india
 

Author of Species

 :

A.Juss
  Common/Trade Name :

Neem (or) margosa tree

  Vernacular Name :

Hindi: Neem

Kannada: Olle-Bevu

Marathi: Limb

Tamil: Vembu

Telugu: Yapa
  Distribution of Species :

Wild in the dry region of the Irawadi valley from prom upwards; cultivated and naturalized in many hot climates.
 

Uses

 :

Neem oil is used for preparing cosmetics (soap, shampoo, balms and creams), and is useful for skin care such as acne treatment, and keeping skin elasticity.
  Normal Picture of Specimens :

 
  Anatomical Picture of Specimens :

 

 

 

 

 

References :

 

  

  1. Flora Arabica by E.BLATTER (part-1),Records of the botanical survey of India, Volume VIII-NO.I.

  2. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neem

  3. http://forest.ap.nic.in/Forest%20Flora%20of%20Andhra%20Pradesh/files/ff0313.htm

  4. S. Ganguli (2002) Neem: A therapeutic for all seasons, Current Science, Vol. 82, No. 11, June. Pp. 1304

  5. Mabberley, D. J. et al. 1995. Azadirachta, pp. 337-343. In: Flora Malesiana ser. 1 Spermatophyta 12(1): 1-407.

  6. Pennington, T. D. and B. T. Styles. 1975. A generic monograph of the Meliaceae. Blumea 22: 419-540