Azadirachta indica
Uses
India (Bombay Presidency): fruit eaten; (Madras Presidency): ripe fruit eaten for the small quantity of pulp between the pit and the skin. Rajasthan (western): ripe fruit (berries) pulp eaten (sucked) Vapa chettu raw. Unidentified region: tender leaves eaten.
Additional Information
- Name Authority:
- A. Juss.
- Vernaculars:
- Bombay Presidency, Surat district, Mandvi; Rajasthan (western): Nim /Neem, Nimkauli. Tamil:Veypa marum. Telugu:Vapa chettu
- Misc:
- Reported to be a good source of iron.