Scientific Name
Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs
Synonyms
Azadirachta integrifolia Merr. [Spelling variant], Azadirachta integrifoliola Merr., Azedarach excelsa (Jack) Kuntze, Melia excelsa Jack, Trichilia excelsa (Jack) Spreng. [1]
Vernacular Name
| Malaysia | Sentang, limpaga (Sabah); ranggu (Sarawak) [2] |
| Indonesia | Kayu bawang (General); surian bawang, bawang kunyit (Kalimantan); nibwak (Irian Jaya) [2] |
| Thailand | Thiam, sadao-thiam [2] |
| Philippines | Maranggo (General); bird’s-eye kalantas (English); danggo (Tagalog) [2] |
| Papua New Guinea | Azadirachta [2]. |
Geographical Distributions
Azadirachta excelsa is found in Peninsular Malaysia, Sumatra, Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, the Aru Islands and New Guinea. It usually occurs in old clearings or old secondary forests, but it is also found in primary dipterocarp forests such as in Kalimantan, up to 350 m altitude. [2]
Botanical Description
A. excelsa is a member of the family Meliaceae [1]. It is a large deciduous tree that can reach up to 50 m tall [2].
The bole measuring up to 125 cm in diametre and with absent buttresses. [2]
The leaves are up to 60(-90) cm long and with 7-11 pairs of leaflets. The leaflets are asymmetrical, lance-shaped to elliptical, measuring up to 12.5 cm x 3.5 cm and with entire margin. [2]
The flowers are greenish-white. [2]
The fruit is oblong and measures 2.4-3.2 cm long. [2]
Cultivation
No documentation
Chemical Constituent
No documentation
Plant Part Used
No documentation
Traditional Use
No documentation
Preclinical Data
No documentation
Clinical Data
No documentation
Poisonous Management
No documentation
Line Drawing
References
- The Plant List. Ver1.1. Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs[homepage on the Internet]. c2013 [updated 2012 Mar 23; cited 2015 Apr 15]. Available from: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-2667001
- Sunarno B. Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs. In: Lemmens RHMJ, Soerianegara I, Wong WC, editors. Plant Resources of South-East Asia No. 5(2): Timber trees; Minor commercial timbers. Leiden, Netherlands: Backhuys Publisher, 1995; p. 77.
