Melia dubia
Melia dubia (Tamil / தமிழ்: malai vembu / மலை வேம்பு, Kannada: hebbevu or kaadu bevu) is a tree in the family Meliaceae.[1] It is distributed all throughout India (with the exception of Jammu & Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Sikkim), the Malay Peninsula and tropical Asia. It is present in moist deciduous, evergreen and semi-evergreen forests. It leaves fall from February to May, flowers January to March and fruits from November to February.[2][3]
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Melia |
| Species: | M. dubia |
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Melia composita Willd. | |
References
- "Cultivation of Melia dubia ( Tamil: Malai Vembu, Sinhala: Lunumidella)". Agricultural Information. Retrieved 2 December 2010.
- "Melia dubia". India Biodiversity. India Biodiversity. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
- Ganesan, Dr. R; Kavitha, A; Gladwin, J; Deepthi, N (2012). Common dryland trees of Karnataka: Bilingual field guide. Karnataka, India.: Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment.
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