Ushaji, Just to add regarding its toxicity. Fruits and bark contain a high level of saponins and triterpenes that are very toxic to humans.*M.azedarach* poisoning, if untreated, may result in gastrointestinal, cardiac, respiratory, and neurological dysfunction and even death…! Symptoms of poisoning are vomiting, stomachpain, pulmonary congestion followed by cardiac arrest. Six to 10 fruits or about 400 Gms of the bark is said to be lethal to humans.
On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 8:33 PM, Ushadi Micromini <microminipho...@gmail.com > wrote: > nice > > i particularly like the colloquial names like persian lilac, or indian > lilac.. > > and to have it here handy... today i found that wiki page talks of > insecticidal use of its oil. > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia_azedarach> thats obvious compared to > neem oil. > > but i found it curious to read that the berries can be co-dried it seems > with apple slices and the apple slices wont get infected... a fact to > remember and not dismiss this tree as a weed ...reference is from in > the same wiki page as above > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia_azedarach#cite_ref-9> > > usha di > > > On Wed, Nov 25, 2015 at 8:00 PM, tsp kumar <tspkuma...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Dear friends, >> >> >> >> It is my pleasure to share few images of *Melia azedarach * (Meliaceae >> ) >> >> >> >> Habit:Tree >> >> >> >> Habitat: Wild,in waste lands >> >> >> >> Sighting:Hassan and Tumkur,Karnataka,about 800 msl >> >> >> >> Date:11-05-2014,24-05-2014,22-09-2014 and 22-09-2014 >> >> >> >> Thanks and regards >> >> tspkumar >> >> Deputy Conservator of Forests >> >> Working Plan >> >> Chikmagalur >> >> Ph:988057158 >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> *“We have not inherited this planet from our forefathers, we have >> borrowed it from our children”-An American proverb* >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "efloraofindia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > > > > -- > Usha di > =========== > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "efloraofindia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to indiantreepix+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send an email to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/indiantreepix. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
