Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr.

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Meliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Alliaria procera Kuntze; Azedarach nigrum Noronha; Dysoxylum altissimum Merr.; Dysoxylum arnoldianum K.Schum.; Dysoxylum gobara (Buch.-Ham.) Merr.; Dysoxylum hasseltii (Miq.) Koord. & Valeton; Dysoxylum havilandii Ridl.; Dysoxylum hubertii Harms; Dysoxylum macgregorii C.DC.; Dysoxylum microbotrys King; Dysoxylum motleyanum (C.DC.) Ridl.; Dysoxylum pallidum Merr.; Dysoxylum peerisiae Kosterm.; Dysoxylum procerum Hiern; Dysoxylum turbinatum King; Epicharis procera (Hiern) Pierre; Guarea acuminata Wall.; Guarea disyphonia Griff.; Guarea gobara Buch.-Ham.; Guarea oblonga Wall.; Guarea procera Wall.; Hartighsea excelsa (Spreng.) A.Juss.; Hartighsea gobara Wight & Arn. ex Voigt; Macrochiton excelsum (Spreng.) M.Roem.; Trichilia excelsa Spreng.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Prasoxylon excelsum (Spreng.) Mabb.
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : Timber is much used for doors and windows.
  • Key identification features : Trees, 10-20 m high with dense oval crown; Leaves 5-13 foliolate,leaflets ovate or ovate-oblong; Flowers in axillary panicles, creamy white, fragrant; Capsules 3-4 celled, pyriform, red; Seeds with orange arii.
  • Flower, Fruit : November- February
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • West Bengal : Bankura district
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang, Kameng, Siang, Subansiri
    • Assam : Assam
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Island, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Island, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Thailand, Tibet, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 312
    • P. S. N. Rao, P. M. Padhey, B. K. Sinha, H. S. Debnath, P. Lakshminarasimhan, & L. N. Ray. (1999). Flora of Andaman-Nicobar Islands (Vol. 1). Director, Botanical Survey of India.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Dysoxylum gobara. Downloaded on 3 October 2026.

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