Melia azedarach

General Description:

Melia azedarach is a moderate-sized deciduous tree,  9 -12 m high, with a cylindrical bole c. 3.5 m long x 1.2 m girth, found growing wild in the sub-Himalayan tract up to 1800 m.  Bark dark grey with shallow longitudinal furrows: leaves bi-or ocassionally tripinnate: leaflets ovate or lanceolate, serrate; flowers lilac, fragrant, in axillary panicles; fruit an ellipsoid globose  drupe with 4-5 seeds.