Dysoxylum parasiticum (Osbeck) Kosterm.

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Meliaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Lansium parasiticum (Osbeck) K.C.Sahni & Bennet; Melia parasitica Osbeck; Alliaria caulostachya (Miq.) Kuntze; Alliaria ramiflora (Miq.) Kuntze; Alliaria speciosa Kuntze; Azedarach ramiflorum Noronha; Dysoxylum brachypodum Baker f.; Dysoxylum callianthum Merr. & L.M.Perry; Dysoxylum caulostachyum Miq.; Dysoxylum densevestitum C.T.White & W.D.Francis; Dysoxylum fissum C.T.White & W.D.Francis ex Lane-Poole; Dysoxylum fragrans Elmer; Dysoxylum glochidioides Elmer ex Merr.; Dysoxylum leytense Merr.; Dysoxylum loheri Merr.; Dysoxylum longicalicinum C.DC.; Dysoxylum longiflorum Merr.; Dysoxylum longipetalum C.DC.; Dysoxylum megalanthum Hemsl.; Dysoxylum novoguineeuse Warb.; Dysoxylum ramiflorum Miq.; Dysoxylum richardsonianum Merr. & L.M.Perry; Dysoxylum robinsonii Merr.; Dysoxylum roemeri C.DC.; Dysoxylum rumphii Merr.; Dysoxylum schiffneri F.Muell.; Dysoxylum sericeum (Blume) Adelb.; Dysoxylum speciosum (A.Juss.) Miq.; Epicharis brachypoda (Baker f.) Harms; Epicharis calliantha (Merr. & L.M.Perry) Harms; Epicharis cauliflora Blume; Epicharis caulostachya (Miq.) Harms; Epicharis densevestita (C.T.White) Harms; Epicharis hyacinthodora Harms; Epicharis leytensis (Merr.) Harms; Epicharis loheri (Merr.) Harms; Epicharis longicalicina (C.DC.) Harms; Epicharis longiflora (Merr.) Harms; Epicharis longipetala (C.DC.) Harms; Epicharis megalantha (Hemsl.) Harms; Epicharis ramiflora (Miq.) Pierre; Epicharis robinsonii (Merr.) Harms; Epicharis rumphii (Merr.) Harms; Epicharis schiffneri (F.Muell.) Harms; Epicharis sericea Blume; Epicharis speciosa A.Juss.; Guarea cauliflora Reinw. ex Blume; Guarea sericea Spreng.; Piptosaccos hypophyllantha Turcz.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Epicharis parasitica (Osbeck) Mabb.
  • Common name : Yellow mahogany
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Cultivated
  • Key identification features : Tree with numerous yellow or pale brown brittle stripes in the blaze; Leaves compund, leaflets measure 6–24 cm long and 3–6.5 cm wide, petiolules short, 2-8mm long, rusty lenticels present on both twigs and compond leaf axis; Inflorescence caespitose, arising from old branches or the trunk (cauliflorous), extremely short, occasionally appearing racemelike; Calyx goblet-shaped, about 1 cm long, glabrous, with dense small spots, 4-lobed with broadly ovate, irregular lobes 2–5 mm long, apex obtuse, Petals 4, oblong, approximately 2.5 cm × 3–4 mm, with apex thickened and densely pubescent, staminal tube free from petals, ca. 2 cm × 3.5–4 mm, glabrous outside, ± villous inside, apical margin 8-lobed, anthers 8, sessile, alternating with lobes, disc 3mm high, truncate, glabrous, ovary villous; Fruit globular.
  • Flower, Fruit : June-December
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : The Nilgiri district
  • Native : Australia, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Islands, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Taiwan (Lan Yü) to Malesia and N. & NE. Queensland
  • Literature :
    • Narasimhan, D. & Irwin, Sheeba. (2021). Flowering Plants of Tamil Nadu: A Compendium.
  • Read more :
  • Permalink : https://indiatrees-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Dysoxylum parasiticum
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Dysoxylum parasiticum. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

Distribution District wise

India Distribution

World Distribution

GBIF Distribution
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