Shobha ji Our Chief conservator of forests had once told us that azedarach stands for "Azad Drakhat" meaning free tree.
-- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 7:37 PM, Dinesh Valke <dinesh.va...@gmail.com>wrote: > ... let me add to Shobha ji's words ... *azedarach* would mean a noble > free-minded tree. > Regards. > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:58 PM, shobha chavda <koa...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Thanx to everybody.24 posts in 24 hrs.A really wonderful Google group. >> By the way one more difference in Neem and Persian lilac is the fruit >> shape.Neem fruits are little longish while persian lilac are round. >> And Azedarach is a Persian word meaning "excellent tree" >> Regards, >> Shobha >> >> >> On Thu, Jul 22, 2010 at 6:42 PM, shobha chavda <koa...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> Dear Muthuji, >>> Couldn't see the fruits from close quarters,so no idea. >>> Regards, >>> shobha >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 7:02 PM, Muthu Karthick <nmk....@gmail.com>wrote: >>> >>>> Dear Shobaji, >>>> Is this one-seeded fruit? >>>> If the staminal column and petals are Lilac coloured, then it should be >>>> *Melia azedarach* L., a medium-sized introduced tree. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:44 PM, promila chaturvedi < >>>> thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Srry for the spelling mistake. >>>>> Promila >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:40 PM, promila chaturvedi < >>>>> thegardener.chaturv...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Could it be melia azadirach. >>>>>> Promila >>>>>> >>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 6:35 PM, Gurcharan Singh < >>>>>> singh...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> Not Melia azadirachta (now Azadirachta indica, the Neem tree) which >>>>>>> has unipinnate leaves, toothed leaflets and white flowers. This should >>>>>>> be >>>>>>> Melia azedarach or M. dubia. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> -- >>>>>>> Dr. Gurcharan Singh >>>>>>> Retired Associate Professor >>>>>>> SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 >>>>>>> Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. >>>>>>> Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 >>>>>>> http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/<http://people.du.ac.in/%7Esinghg45/> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:56 PM, Senthilkumar < >>>>>>> sensonsa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Yes. It starts to flower now and ends with fruiting in the month of >>>>>>>> November. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> Regards >>>>>>>> Senthilkumar U. >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> On 21 July 2010 17:54, shobha chavda <koa...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Is this the flowering season of this species? >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>> Shobha >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:48 PM, Dinesh Valke < >>>>>>>>> dinesh.va...@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> ... or *Melia azedarach*, the Persian lilac tree ? >>>>>>>>>> Regards. >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:44 PM, Muthu Karthick < >>>>>>>>>> nmk....@gmail.com> wrote: >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> *Melia dubia*? >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> On Wed, Jul 21, 2010 at 5:40 PM, shobha chavda <koa...@gmail.com >>>>>>>>>>> > wrote: >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Request for ID – 210710SC1 >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Dear All, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Can u pl.help me in identifying this tree? >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Date / Time – 16th July 2010 / 15.50 pm. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Location – Place /Altitude / GPS – Rey Roard,Mumbai >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Habitat – Garden/ Urban/ Wild / Type – Urban >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Plant Habit – Tree/Shrub / Climber /Herb – A Tree >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Height /Length – about 20 ft. >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Leaves Type / Shape / Size – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Inflorescence Type /Size –Lavander colour >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Flowers Size /Colour /Calyx – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Fruits Type /Shape /Size / Seeds – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Other Information like Fragrance,Pollinator,Uses etc – >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Regards, >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> Shobha >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>>>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>>>>>>>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>>>>>>>>> Care Earth Trust >>>>>>>>>>> Chennai - 61 >>>>>>>>>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> -- >>>>>>>> Senthilkumar U. >>>>>>>> BSI & School of Ecology and Conservation, >>>>>>>> University of Agricultural Sciences, >>>>>>>> Bangalore-560 065. >>>>>>>> Karnataka, India >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> x >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Muthu Karthick, N >>>> Junior Research Fellow >>>> Care Earth Trust >>>> Chennai - 61 >>>> www.careearthtrust.org >>>> >>> >>> >> >
