Organisms

Azadirachta

A plant genus of the family MELIACEAE. Members contain azadirachtin A (a limonoid commonly referred to as azadirachtin) and other TRITERPENES. They have been used in PESTICIDES. The old name of Melia azadirachta is very similar to a related plant, MELIA AZEDARACH.

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Abstract

A plant genus of the family MELIACEAE. Members contain azadirachtin A (a limonoid commonly referred to as azadirachtin) and other TRITERPENES. They have been used in PESTICIDES. The old name of Melia azadirachta is very similar to a related plant, MELIA AZEDARACH.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Neem Tree
  • Azadirachtas
  • Neem Trees
  • Tree, Neem
  • Trees, Neem
  • Azadirachta indica
  • Melia azadirachta
  • Azadirachta indicas
  • Melia azadirachtas
  • azadirachtas, Melia
  • indicas, Azadirachta

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20 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

entry term MELIA AZADIRACHTA: MELIA AZEDARACH is also available

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History Note

2003

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  1. B01w.875w.800w.575w.912w.250w.715w.124w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Azadirachta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D031601. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D031601
  2. Azadirachta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azadirachta
  3. Azadirachta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21698