Neem - Chapter I - The Tree and the Characteristics

Adrien Henri Laurent De Jussieu described in 1830 the neem tree as Azadirachta Indica. Its taxonomic position is as follows :

• Order Rutales
• Suborder Rutineae
• Family Maliaceae
• Subfamily Melioideae
• Tribe Melieae
• Genus Azadirachta
• Species A. indica

There are many Common names for the neem tree, especially in those countries where it has been establised for a long time. Some examples are listed in Table.

Arabic	Azad-darakhul-hind
Assamese	Nim
Bahasa Malaysia	Baypay, dawoon-nambu
Bali	Intaran
Bengali	Nim, Neemgachh, Neem
Burmese	Tamaka, thin, thinboro tamakha, bowtamaka, tama, tamabin
English	Neem, Indian Lilac, Margosa tree, nim, crackjack, paradise tree, white cedar, chinaberry
French	Azadirac de 1'Inde, margosier, margousier
German	Grossblaettiger zedrach, Indischer zedrach
Gujarati	Limba, Limbado, Leemgo, Danu-jhada, Kohalu limdo, Kohumba, Libado, Leemdo, Nimuri
Hindi	Nim, Nimb, Bal-nimb, neem, nind.
Kannada	Bevinamara, bevu, hebbevu, kiri-bevu, kai-bevu, kadbevina-mara, nimb, olle, val-venu, venu, vevu kol Nim
Konkani	Nim
Kumaoni	Betain
Madura	Mempheuh
Malayalam	Aryaveppu, veppu, Aryaveshnu, Rajavedhu, vepe
Marathi	Kadukhajur, limba, limb, nimbay, Bakayan, Balanti-limb, bal-nimb, limbacha-jhada, kadu-limba, nimuri.