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그루안

Neem Tree; Nim Tree; Indian Lilac; Margosa Tree

Azadirachta indica · Meliaceae · 님나무

How to spot it

Unlike the chinaberry (twice pinnate), its leaves are once pinnate; from the related A. excelsa it differs by leaflet number (8-19) and toothed leaflet margins.

Look

Leaves
Pinnately compound leaves (15-35 cm) cluster at the branch tips, with 8-19 lance-shaped, sometimes sickle-shaped leaflets with toothed margins; new leaves are red, then turn green.
Flowers
Small white or pale yellow flowers grow in clusters up to 30 cm long, with a faint fragrance. The five petals (4-6 mm) are strap-like and spreading.
Fruit
Elliptic fruits 1-2 cm long ripen from green to yellow or purple, with 1-2 elliptic seeds inside thin flesh.
Bark
Dark gray outside and reddish inside, deeply fissured, and peeling in pieces on old trees.

Where it grows

Native to
The exact origin is unknown; thought to be native to Myanmar.

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