azedarachcommonly

navigate by keyword : above adult alternate azedarachcommonly becoming beed below berry bitter cape centimeter china clusters commonly crown darkgreen deciduous drupe fake family flowers fragrant fruit fungal gradually green growing has high india infection leaflets leaves light lighter like lilac long mahogany marble margin maturity measures melia meliaceae neem not petals petiole pride purple quality resistant rounded serrate sized small specie tall taste timber tree white wrinkled yellow

MELIA AZEDARACH/COMMONLY ;CHINA BERRY /PRIDE OF INDIA /BEED TREE /CAPE OF LILAC

A SPECIE OF DECIDUOUS TREE MAHOGANY FAMILY, MELIACEAE .THE ADULT TREE HAS A ROUNDED CROWN &COMMONLY MEASURES 7 to 10 m TALL ,LEAVES ARE UP TO 50 CENTIMETER LONG ,ALTERNATE LONG PETIOLE ,THE LEAFLETS ARE DARKGREEN ABOVE &LIGHTER GREEN BELOW WITH SERRATE MARGIN .THE FLOWERS ARE SMALL &FRAGRANT ,WITH WHITE FAKE PURPLE OR LILAC PETALS GROWING IN CLUSTERS ,THE FRUIT IS A DRUPE MARBLE SIZED ,LIGHT YELLOW AT MATURITY ,&GRADUALLY BECOMING WRINKLED &ALMOST WHITE .IT HAS A TIMBER OF HIGH QUALITY ,RESISTANT TO FUNGAL INFECTION, THE TASTE OF LEAVES IS NOT BITTER LIKE NEEM