Meliaceae
Neem
Azadirachta indica
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Genus
- Azadirachta
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (31)
- Arabic
- شجرة النيم, نيم, شِيشَعَان عربي, أزدرخت شائع, ازادرخت, التمر الأخرس, الزنزلخت, الليلك الهندي
- Catalan
- Arbre del Neem, Azadiracta indica, Neem
- Chinese
- 印楝, 印度楝, 印度楝樹, 印度苦楝
- Dutch
- Neem
- English
- Neem, Neem tree
- Esperanto
- Nimo
- French
- Margosa, Margosier, Neem
- German
- Niembaum, Margosa, Neem, Neembaum, Niem, Paternosterbaum, Zederach, Zedrach
- gur
- Nimi tia bii Nimi
- Hebrew
- עץ הנים
- Hungarian
- Margosa, Neem-fa, Nim-fa
- Italian
- Neem
- Japanese
- ニーム
- Korean
- 님
- kus
- Na'asaasisibig, Pɔŋkuda
- Latvian
- Indijas ceriņi, Nīma koks
- Malagasy
- 150 maladies, Neem
- Malayalam
- Neem, നിംബാ, വേപ്പ്, വേമ്പക
- Marathi
- कडुनिंब
- mul
- Neem tree
- Portuguese
- Neen indiano
- Russian
- Азадирахта индийская, Дерево ним, Ниим
- Sanskrit
- अश्वत्थः
- sat
- ᱱᱤᱢ ᱫᱟᱨᱮ
- shn
- မႆႉတမႃႇ, မႆႉမိုဝ်းၶူမ်, မႆႉယူမ်းတမႃႇ
- Sindhi
- نم جو وڻ
- Spanish
- Arbol nim, Lila india, Neem, Nim, Puyari, Puyāri, Pūyari, Pūyāri
- Tamil
- வேப்ப மரம்
- Telugu
- నిమ్బ
- Ukrainian
- Ним
- Vietnamese
- Nim, Sầu đông, Xoan chịu hạn, Xoan trắng, Xoan ăn gỏi, Xoan Ấn Độ
Synonyms
- Antelaea azadirachta (L.) Adelb.
- Antelaea canescens Cels ex Heynh.
- Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
- Azadirachta indica subsp. vartakii Kothari, Londhe & N.P.Singh
- Azadirachta indica var. minor Valeton
- Azadirachta indica var. siamensis Valeton
- Melia azadirachta L.
- Melia fraxinifolia Salisb.
- Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
- Melia indica Brandis
- Melia parviflora Moon
- Melia pinnata Stokes
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Biswarup Ganguly, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.