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  • Melia dubia originates from the Meliaceae family and is an indigenous species of tree to India, South East Asia and Australia, where it has been cultivated as a source of firewood.
  • Melia dubia is also called as a Maha neem or Forest neem. Which is fastest growing tree species, with in 6-7 years the plantation is ready to harvest.
  • The wood is having good demand from ply wood industries.
  • Melia Dubia is the fastest growing tree and the wood from this tree is used in Plywood Industry.
  • It is commonly found in the hills at elevations ranging from 600 – 1800m.
  • It is occasionally planted for ornament and makes a handsome avenue tree and a shade tree in plantations.
  • It grows rapidly and is used for afforestation purposes.
  • It can be raised either by direct sowing or planting in nursery for raising seedlings or stumps.
  • The best seed treatment is treating the seeds with cowdung solution for one day.
  • The wood is used for packing cases, cigar boxes, ceiling planks, building purposes, agricultural implements, pencils, match boxes, splints and Kattamarams.
  • In Ceylon, it is employed for outriggers of boats.
  • The fruit of the plant is bitter. It is considered anthelmintic.
  • It gives positive tests with alkaloid reagents.
  • M. dubia occurs in the tropical moist deciduous forests of the Sikkim, Himalayas, North Bengal and upperAssam, the Khasi hills of Orissa, N.Circars, Deccan and the Western Ghats, at altitudes of 1,500-1,800 meters.
  • It is known to yield useful timber.
  • M. dubia grows on a variety of soils; however, it grows well in deep, fertile and sandy loam soils.
  • M. dubia can be propagated by seed, cuttings and by tissue culture.
  • In the indigenous system of medicine, the leaves of Melia azedarach Linn. (Family - Meliaceae) are reported to be useful in the treatment of urinary stones.
  • The wood can be sold for match and veneer industry.
  • With the development of new cloned propagation of Melia dubia plantation(Malabar neem tree- a very fast growing tree, with high calorific value)which can be used as fire wood for power generation has opened new opportunities for small and medium bio-mass power generation projects.
  • Melia dubia has the unique feature of growing to 40 feet within two years from planting and can be mechanically pruned and harvested.
  • As the demand for Melia wood is quite high from the plywood industry, minimum profit of about Rs.40,000 per year from an acre can be ensured for the farmers.
  • Melia dubia has been tested positive for pulpwood and recorded a pulp yield of 50.3% along with kappa number of 19.60.
  • The various parts of Melia dubia (Meliaceae) plant was observed to be used by the local tribes of Nilgiris for various infections.
  • Literature reveals that fruits of Melia dubia is considered to be important in colic and skin diseases and also as anthelmintic.
  • Leaves and seeds of this plant were reported to possess two tetranotriterpenoids, compositin and compositolide.
  • The tree with the minimum size of 16inches girth is saleable at the minimum rate of Rs 2000 per tonne for match industry and for
    veneer industry, the market rate is little higher.
General Information
  • Melia Dubia Cav.
  • Malunggaian
  • Melia dubia Cav. - Meliaceae
  • Information for Melia dubia
  • A tree species reference and selection guide - Melia azedarach

Cultivation 

  • Cultivation of Melia dubia ( Tamil: Malai Vembu )
  • A Book of Melia dubia (Malai Vembu)
  • Cultivation and Management of Melia Dubia
  • Melia Dubia Cultivation
  • Cultivation & Management  - Melia Dubia

Plantation & Seeds

  • Plantation technology
    for selected indigenous trees
    in the Indian peninsula
  • Seed Leaflet  -  Melia azedarach L.
  • Fatty Acid Composition of Seed Oils of the Meliaceae,
    Including One Genus Rich in cis-Vaccenic Acid
  • Melia azedarach seeds - 10 fresh seeds - Neem substitute

Process

  • Ovicidal activity of crude extracts of few traditional plants against Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
  • Bioefficacy of toosendanin from Melia dubia (syn. M. azedarach) against gram
    pod-borer, Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner)
  • Evaluation of hypoglycaemic and antidiabetic effect of Melia dubia CAV fruits in mice
  • Extractives of seeds of the meliceae

Studies

  • Ethnomedicinal studies of the woody species of kalrayan & Shervarayan Hills, Eastern Ghats, Tamil Nadu
  • Patterns of Crystal Distribution in the woods of Meliaceae from India
  • Antifeedant Effect of Commercial Chemicals and Plant Extracts against Schistocerca americana and Diaprepes abbreviatus

Patent

  • Salannin derivative insect control agents
  • Anti-Influenza Virus Agent, Anti-RS Virus Agent, and Anti-Immunodeficiency Virus Agent
  • Process to obtain a food supplement and the product thus obtained
  • Immunosuppressive chromone alkaloid
  • Active synergetic complex and cosmetic and/or pharmaceutical product containing this complex
  • Process for insecticidal formulation effective in controlling malarial vector, mosquitoes

Company Profiles

  • Company from Texas
  • Company from India
  • Company from USA
  • Company from Hyderabad
  • Company from Kerala
Economics of Cultivation
  • Fastest Growing Timber
  • Melia dubia tree holds promise of good returns for ryots
  • Melia dubia plantation usage
  • Integrating Melia dubia in
    agroforestry farms as an
    alternate pulpwood species

Functions

  • Individual and Synergistic Effects of Leaf Powder of Few Medicinal
    Plants against American Bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner)
    (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera)
  • Limonoids: Overview of Significant Bioactive Triterpenes Distributed in Plants Kingdom
  • Antioxidative Activity of Melia azedarach Linn Leaf Extract
  • Ratio of products formed on photo-oxidation of the neem triterpenoids nimbin and salannin

Application

  • Phytochemical Investigation and pharmacological evaluation of leaves of Melia Azedarach Linn. for antiurolithiatic activity
  • Indigenous Knowledge and Practices on Medicinal Plants among Tharu Community in Eastern Nepal.
  • Antiviral activity of medicinal plants of Nilgiris
  • Safe and far more effective pest control overview
  • Preliminary Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Investigations on
    Melia Dubia Bark
  • Medicinal plants of sacred groves in kanyakumari district Southern Western Ghats

Market

  • Selecting alternatives in place of naturally grown timber species - Local timbers for future
  • Melia Dubia
  • Hypsipyla Shoot Borers of Meliaceae in Sri Lanka

Report

  • Completed ICFRE Funded Research Projects
  • Assessment of tree resources in the home gardens of Srilanka
  • Short rotation forestry species for economic and environmental benefits: Country report (India)
  • Land rehabilitation in the tropics with indigenous tree species: economic and ecological
  • N.S.V. Rainforest Trees - Meliaceae
  • Draft Revised Environmental Impact assessment report
  • Executive summary report
  • Guide to Rainforestation Timber Species
  • Melia as fodder tree report

Consultancy & Supplier

  • Consultancy from Hyderabad
  • Consultancy from Tranquil Timberlands
  • Consultancy from Mangalore
  • Supplier from India

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