Nomenclature Melissopalynology
Melia azedarach
Classifier
L.
Distribution
America, Hawaii, Europe, Africa, South Asia, Micronesia, Japan, Australia and New Zealand
Utility
It is used as an insecticide on crops, for production of woody manufactures. It is an oil with a high content of linoleic acid and oleic acid is extracted from the seeds. It has numerous medicinal properties. It is used to consolidate bare slopes and landslides. It provides to a little contribution in honey production (Doran and Turnbull, 1997). Ornamental plant and biodiversity.
Flowering time
IV - VI
Pollen characteristic
- Aperture: TetracolporatePentacolporate
- Polar View:Quadrangular
- Equatorial view :Circular
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