A.S. Hassan & M. Cheek (1999). Meliaceae in Fl. of Somalia 2:228-238

Plants evergreen trees, usually shorter than 15 m, bole straight, bark brown, rough, fissured, crown rounded, spreading. Leaves up to 40 cm long, with 8-18 pairs of leaflets; leaflets ovate-lanceolate to lanceolate, strongly falcate, up to 9 cm long and 3 cm wide, glabrous, bases asymetric, margins coarsely serrate, tips long acuminate. Inflorescences axillary panicles up to 35 cm long. Calyces white; corollas white; staminal tubes pale cream flushed with purple. Fruits ellipsoid, 1.5-1.8 cm long, yellow. 

Azadirachta indica, or Neem, is frequently planted, in drier parts of the world. It has many uses, producing hard, red, durable and attractive wood  that is used for building houses, furniture, and as fuel. In addition, all parts of the tree are considered to have medicinal value. It also has an effective insect anti-feedant and one its compounds, the limononoid azadirachtin, is often used as an insecticide. It also planted as an ornmental species. 

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Awale & Jama (2018). Hordhaca dhirta badhtamaha Soomaalilaand.

Geed goor walba cagaarane ah oo illaa 15 m gaadha, oo figtiisa sare siman tahay. Caleemo kakan oo 8 – 18 lammaane ka kooban, oo leh hareero sida miishaarta ah. Ubax cad oo leh rucub dhaadheer. Midho huruud ah.

Sabo: Caadi ka ah meelaha la dego, joog ah illaa 1400 m.

Filiqsanaanta: Asalkiisu waa Hindiya iyo Burma, waxa se teelteel loogu beeray dalalka kulaaleyaasha.

Fiiro: Qorigiisu wuu adag yahay waxana loo isticmaalaa dhismaha, dawooyinka iyo sidoo kale cayayaanka in uu la dagaallamo.