544 xxxvii. MELiACEiE. (W. P. Hiern.) 



2. m. excelsa, Jack in Mai. Misc. L 12; leaves simply pinnate, 

 leaflets numerous (19) subopposite or alternate ovate-oblong rather ob- 

 tusely acuminate quite entire glabrous, base very oblique subauriculate, 

 panicle ascending about equalling the leaves, flowers 5-merous, calyx 

 short with rounded sepals, petals puberulent outside, staminal tube 10-fur- 

 rowed obtusely 10-20-toothed, anthers 10 somewhat exserted, style rather 

 thickly filiform, ovary 3-celled. Griff. Notul. iv. 499 ; Hooh. Bat. Misc. i 

 281 ; Wall. Oat. 1253, b non B. 



Penaho, Jack, Wallich ; Mee&ci, OriMth (cult. ?) 



A lofty tree of 50 ft. Leaves crowded at the ends of the branches, 2-24 ft- ! 

 petiole terete, thickened and somewhat scaly at base; leaflets 3-6 by li-2 in., petio- 

 lules J-J in. JPedicels short, bracteolate. Flowers white, J— j in. long. Staminm-tube 

 glabrous outside. Ovary glabrous. 



3. DX. Azadirachta, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. L 385 ; leaves simply pinnate, 

 leaflets 9-15 opposite subopposite or alternate lanceolate acuminate oblique 

 or subfalcate serrate glabrous shortly petioluled sometimes sublobed near 

 the obtuse base, flowers 5-merous, calyx 5-fid with obtuse or rounded 

 lobes, petals shortly ciUate, anthers nearly equaUing the obtuse teeth of 

 the staminal tube, ovary 3-celled, fruit 1-celled 1-seeded. Roxb. Hort. 

 Beng. 33 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 394 ; Griff. Notul. iv. 500 ; Wall. Cat. 1251 ; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylvat. t. 1 4 ; scarcely of Gosrtner. M. parviflora, Moon Gat. 35. M. indica, 

 Brandis For. Flor. 67. Azadirachta indica, Adr. Jvss. in Mem. Mwi. xix. 

 221, t. 13, f. 3 ; W.& A. Prodr. i. 118 ; Wight Ic. t. 17 ; Grah. Gat. Brnnh. 

 PI. 30 ; Dah. & Gibs. Bomb. Fl. 36.—Eheede Sort. Mai. iv. t. 52. 



A common tree throughout the greater part of Ihdla, often planted, as elsewhere in 

 hot climates. 



A large tree of 40-50 ft., with a straight trunk. Leaves 8-15 in., crowded near 

 the ends of the branches ; leaflets 1-3 by 4-14 in. Flowers white, honey-scented, 

 |-J in. long. DrvMe oblong, 4-| in. long. — The "Neem;'' the seeds supply oil: see 

 Buchanan, Jom-n. Madr. i. 9 ; a gum is also said to exude from the tree, Btuih. I.e. 

 188. The wood resembles Mahogany, and the bark is very bitter. 



** Leaves twice or three times pinnate. 



4. m. Azedarach, Linn. Sp. PI. ed. i. 384 ; leaves bipinnate occa- 

 sionally tripinnate, ultimate leaflets 3-12 opposite subopposite or alternate 

 ovate or lanceolate serrate or entire acuminate, base more or less oblique, 

 flowers usually 5-merous, calyx deeply lobed lobes lanceolate- oblong, 

 petals puberulent, anthers nearly equalling the linear-lanceolate teeth of 

 the purple quite or nearly glabrous staminal tube, ovary 5-celled, fruit with 

 5 or fewer cells and seeds. Poxb. Sort. Beng. 33 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 395 • Wight 

 Ic. t. 160 ; Wall. Cat. 1250 ; Boiss. Fl. Orient, i. 954 ; W.&A. Prodr. i. 117 ; 

 Adr. Juss. in Mem. Mm. xix. t. 13, f. 4 ; Bat. Mag. t. 1066 ; Bedd. Fl. 

 Sylvat. 1. 13 ; Brandis For. Flor. 68. M. sempervirens, Sw. Prodr. 67 ; Bat. 

 Peg. t. 643 ; Eoxb. Hort. Beng. 33 ; Fl. Ind. ii. 395 ; WaM. Cat. 1252 ; 

 Dalz. <Ss Gibs. Bomb. Fl. Suppl. 15. M. Bukayun, Royle HI. Bot. 144 ; Grif, 

 Itin. Notes 355, 403. 



Commonly cultivated in India ; wild in the sub-Himalayan tract, alt. 2-3000 ft.— 

 DiSTEiB. Persia, China, (Boxh.) — Cult, elsewhere. 



A tree from 40 ft. downwards with a short erect trunk and broad crown. Leaves 

 9-18 in. ; leaflets 4-3 by J-l^ in. Flowers lilac, \-{ in. long, honey-soented. Drupe 

 subglobose, i-| in. diam.— Numerous synonyms not being Indian are omitted. Wood 

 hard finely marked ; the seeds are used to make rosaries. 



