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Azadirachta excelsa
In Singapore: Giant Neem Tree, Sentang, Setan, Setang (Grown in Singapore)
Azadirachta excelsa, called sentang, is a large rainforest tree of the mahogany family (Meliaceae) that can reach 50 metres tall. It is a timber and forest tree, not a houseplant, and needs full tropical conditions to thrive.
Azadirachta excelsa, commonly known as sentang, is a tree in the mahogany family Meliaceae. The specific epithet excelsa is from the Latin meaning 'lofty'.
Azadirachta excelsa is native to Malesia and Vietnam. Its habitat is rain forests from sea level to 350 metres (1,000 ft) altitude.
[Contains information from Leaf Area Index (LAI) and Heritage Trees from data.gov.sg (National Parks Board), made available under the terms of the Singapore Open Data Licence version 1.0]
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Azadirachta excelsa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
