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Azadirachta indica
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<p><i>Azadirachta indica</i>, commonly known as neem, margosa, nimtree or Indian lilac, is a tree in the <a href="/facts/Mahogany/dTrTanrn">mahogany</a> family <a href="/facts/Meliaceae/4FvDBlGU">Meliaceae</a>. It is one of the two species in the genus <i><a href="/facts/Azadirachta/VEYhyCcq">Azadirachta</a></i>. It is <a href="/facts/Native_species/03kpM3rf">native</a> to the <a href="/facts/Indian_subcontinent/0XUWGXpx">Indian subcontinent</a> and to parts of <a href="/facts/Southeast_Asia/VafwT517">Southeast Asia</a>, but is naturalized and grown around the world in <a href="/facts/Tropics/Iv1es8Ih">tropical</a> and <a href="/facts/Subtropics/gK0KyFUD">subtropical</a> areas. Its fruits and seeds are the source of <a href="/facts/Neem_oil/uEfttybI">neem oil</a>. <i>Nim</i> is a <a href="/facts/Hindustani_language/rPnbEyYP">Hindustani</a> noun derived from <a href="/facts/Sanskrit/ychfjhlx">Sanskrit</a> <i>nimba</i> (निंब). </p>