- Source: Azadirachta excelsa
Azadirachta excelsa, commonly known as sentang, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. The specific epithet excelsa is from the Latin meaning 'lofty'.
Description
Azadirachta excelsa grows up to 50 metres (160 ft) tall with a trunk diameter of up to 120 centimetres (50 in). Its bark is pinkish grey or pinkish brown. The sweetly scented flowers are creamy-white. Its fruits are ellipsoid, green turning yellow at maturity, up to 3 cm (1 in) long.
Distribution and habitat
Azadirachta excelsa is native to Malesia and Vietnam. Its habitat is rain forests from sea level to 350 metres (1,000 ft) altitude.
References
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Azadirachta
- Azadirachta
- Azadirachta excelsa
- Melia (plant)
- Songkhla province
- List of provincial trees of Thailand
- Archips micaceana
- Pyrrhoderma noxium
- List of tree genera
- Coptotermes heimi
- Sacred groves of Biodiversity Park, Visakhapatnam
