- 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.
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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
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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
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