Meliaceae
Azadirachta

Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) Jacobs

First published in Gard. Bull. Singapore 18: 75 (1961)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Indo-China to W. New Guinea. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Borneo, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kalkman, C. & al. (eds.) (1995-1996). Flora Malesiana 12: 1-784. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(1): 1-346.
  • Wongprasert, T., Phengklai, C. & Boonthavikoon, T. (2011). A synoptic account of the Meliaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 39: 210-266.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • Wongprasert, T., Phengklai, C. & Boonthavikoon, T. (2011). A synoptic account of the Meliaceae of Thailand. Thai Forest Bulletin (Botany) 39: 210-266.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jul 7, 2004 Reynoso et al. [24479] Philippines K000270318 No
Oct 1, 1984 Merrill, E.D. [2755] Philippines K000657062 Unknown Type Material Yes
Oct 1, 1984 Manalo, A. [11248] Philippines K000657061 Unknown Type Material Yes
[S'mit Boonseomsuk] [s.n.] Thailand K005108440 Yes
Rundi, M. [43024NT14] Malaysia K005108502 Yes
Meijer, W. [SAN36653] Malaysia K005108498 Yes
Cuadra, A. [A1278] Malaysia K005108490 Yes
Harvey [A148] Malaysia K005108489 Yes
Haniff, M. [301] Malaysia K005108463 Yes
Kostermans [[bb34693]] Indonesia K005108482 Yes
Cuadra, A. [A904] Malaysia K005108488 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Burma K005108432 Yes
Haniff, M. [301] Malaysia K005108464 Yes
[Md. Zam] [69410] Malaysia K005108461 Yes
Lupang [6738] K005108493 Yes
Agama [9970] Malaysia K005108495 Yes
[Griffith] [s.n.] Burma K005108431 Yes
de Wilde, W.J.J.O.; de Wilde-Duyfjes, B.E.E. [16548] Indonesia K005108472 Yes
Angian [10489] Malaysia K005108496 Yes
Poilane, E. [5627] Vietnam K005108444 Yes
Agama [9227] Malaysia K005108492 Yes
Kostermans, A. [13731] Indonesia K005108480 Yes
Kostermans, A. [10440] Indonesia K005108481 Yes
Tan, S.; Balslev, H.; Nielsen, I.; Poulsen, A.D. [162] Brunei K005108484 Yes
Maidin bin Samsudin [3920] Malaysia K005108485 Yes
Angian [10489] Malaysia K005108497 Yes
Castro [A-790] Malaysia K005108487 Yes
Maidin bin Samsudin [3920] Malaysia K005108486 Yes
s.coll. [bb26632] Indonesia K005108491 Yes
Kostermans, A. [5212] Indonesia K005108483 Yes
Shea, G.; Aban [San76888] K005108500 Yes
Aban, G.; Dewol, S. [SAN96653] Malaysia K005108503 Yes
Shea, G.; Madani, L. [San74875] Malaysia K005108504 Yes
Gardner, S.; Tippayasri, P. [ST1592] Thailand K005108438 Yes
Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [ST2529] Thailand K005108439 Yes
Shea, G.; Aban [San76724] Malaysia K005108505 Yes
Tami Lakim, F.G. [SAN18405] Malaysia K005108499 Yes
Rundi, M. [43024] Malaysia K005108501 Yes
s.coll. [12638] Philippines K005108511 Yes
Poilane, M. [11654] Vietnam K005108443 Yes
[Sow]; [Motan] [97718] K005108460 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [31698] Malaysia K005108459 Yes
Corner, E.J.H. [31700] Malaysia K005108462 Yes
s.coll. [bb26631] Indonesia K005108494 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 1253] Singapore Melia excelsa K001112540 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jack, W. [Cat. no. 1253] Malaysia Melia excelsa K001112539 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0