Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Mém. Mus. Hist. Nat. 19: 221. 1830.)
Localities: West Indies (exotic), Lesser Antilles (exotic) [Anguilla, Antigua, Grenada, Monserrat, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (exotic), Cuba (exotic), Hispaniola (exotic)[ Dominican Republic, Haiti,], Puerto Rico (naturalized)[], Virgin Islands (exotic) (Guana Islands, St. Croix, St. John, Tortola, Virgin Gorda ) ], Central America (exotic), Old World (native: Malesia),
Common Names: Neem (Dominican Republic), Neem (L. Antilles), Nim (Haiti), Nim (L. Antilles), Nime (L. Antilles), Nin (Haiti),
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