In *Flora of India Vol-4* edited by *P.K.Hajra, V.J.Nair & P. Daniel (1997)*account of *Meliaceae* is written by *S.S. Jain & S.S.R. Bennet*. This document (*Jain & Bennet, 1997*) published by BSI differentiate *Melia* and *Azadirachta*as (partially modified here)-
Trees with covering of simple hairs; leaves unipinnate; stigma 3-lobed; drupes 1-seeded; endocarp thin ................................ *Azadirachta* (1 species only) Trees with dense covering of stellate hairs; leaves 2-3-pinnate; stigma 4-8-lobed; drupes 3-8-seeded; endocarp stony .............................. *Melia* ( 2 species) Species of *Melia* are differentiated as- Branchlets slender; flowers lilac, honey- scented; drupes to 2 cm long ................ *M.azedarach* Branchlets stout; flowers white, non scented; drupes 2.5-4 cm long .................... *M. dubia* On Wednesday, March 31, 2010 5:56:00 PM UTC+5:30, rashida atthar wrote: > > > > Have just gone through the discussion on the above and Neem, but still > confused. I think the tree pics I am posting are of Melia azedarach due to > the trunk and the toothed, oblique and largest leaflet at the apex. Hope > ID is correct. Seen at Shahpur,Mah. on 28 March '10. > > regards, > Rashida. > > ------------------------------ > Sena, Shah Rukh and the fight over Mumbai Sign up > now.<http://news.in.msn.com/> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
