Yes u r right this is *Melia azedarach *L. (*Persian Lilac*)
On Mon, Jun 20, 2011 at 11:36 AM, Dalia Set <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Friends > > Found this tree flowering in Howrah, West Bengal - March 2011. > > When enquired, it was told as a AkashNeem tree in Bengali (Millingtonia > hortensis)- but I have doubt as the flowers do not match. > Can it be persian lilac (Melia azedarach)? Flowers seem to match but again > . not the leaves. > > Please help with id. > Thanks > Dalia > -- Mr. Mayur D. Nandikar, Research Student, Department of Botany, Shivaji University, Kolhapur.
