MIMBA ( Azadirachta indica Juss.)

MIMBA
Azadirachta indica Juss.
Meliaceae
Vernacular names: memba; Madurese: mempheuh
Geographical distribution: native to dry forests of the Indian subcontinent and possibly also in Myanmar, widely cultivated as a plantation tree
Uses: used in traditional medicine; bark used for stomach aches, fevers, and as a
tonic, leaves for dysentery and malaria
Life form and origin: tree, exotic plant, cultivated

The one of five hundred plant species in Gunung Halimun Salak National Park, West Java

Sources:
www.cifor.cgiar.org www.
ForestsClimateChange.org

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