Neem is not one interchangeable commodity. Atlas retains accepted Azadirachta indica identity and separates fruit, planting seed, depulped seed, kernel, leaf, bark, powder, cake, crude or clarified oil, extract concentrate and formulated pesticide. A comparable lot needs plant part, physical form, intended use, origin, harvest or manufacture date, extraction and carrier system where relevant, azadirachtin result and method when claimed, moisture and impurity results, package, regulatory status, quantity and delivery terms.
Kew accepts Azadirachta indica A.Juss. in Meliaceae. A May 2025 BIS draft for neem extract concentrate containing azadirachtin proposes maximums of 1.0 percent moisture, 1.0 percent material insoluble in acetone and 0.5 percent acidity as sulfuric acid or alkalinity as sodium hydroxide, while requiring declared nominal azadirachtin content and nil aflatoxin. The document is explicitly a draft for comments, not proof of a lot or a current certification. EPA separately identifies azadirachtin and clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil, so Atlas does not treat raw seed, oil, clarified oil and active-ingredient concentrate as synonyms.
Kew accepts Azadirachta indica A.Juss. in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, and records a native range from Assam to Indo-China with broad introductions elsewhere. A common name, seller location or botanical-use claim does not prove species, plant part or production origin. Atlas retains the scientific identity evidence, harvest and processing origin, plant part and lot chain before comparing material sold as neem.
BIS maintains a specification for neem kernel oil and depulped neem seed oil, while its May 2025 draft for neem extract concentrate states that the extract is derived from kernel or depulped seed and records nominal azadirachtin content. EPA separately identifies azadirachtin and clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil and explains that alcohol treatment separates virtually all azadirachtin and related substances from the remaining oil. Atlas therefore preserves plant part, depulping or decortication, pressing or extraction method, clarification, solvent or carrier system, active-content basis and residual cake instead of using neem, neem oil and azadirachtin as substitutes.
A raw leaf, seed, kernel, oil or cake lot is not automatically a registered pesticide active ingredient or authorized formulation. EPA assigns separate identifiers to azadirachtin and clarified hydrophobic extract of neem oil. India's dated pesticide-formulation list distinguishes neem-seed-kernel-based, neem-oil-based and extract-concentrate formulations at stated azadirachtin levels. Atlas records jurisdiction, product authorization, formulation, label, manufacturer, batch and verified active-content test separately; a historical listing does not prove current authorization in a destination market.
FAO's review documents rapid and condition-dependent loss of neem-seed germination in historic trials, including under 5 percent after twelve weeks in one room-temperature and refrigerated comparison and zero after twenty-four weeks in another trial. The same review reports exceptional longer-storage observations and warns that collection and handling histories were incomplete, so no single longevity figure is universal. APHIS states that import requirements vary by exact commodity and origin and must be checked in ACIR. Atlas retains harvest date, fruit maturity, collection method, pulping, drying, moisture, storage time and conditions, representative germination test, treatment, origin and destination permit or phytosanitary evidence.
A botanical identity, BIS draft threshold, EPA identifier, formulation registration or seed-viability study does not establish an offered lot's grade, active content, availability, transaction value or delivered cost. A physical comparison still needs permitted current observations for the exact plant part and processed form, intended use, origin, lot test results, extraction basis, regulatory disposition, package, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window, route costs and information vintage. Atlas withholds a physical estimate when those observations or usage rights are missing.
No. They are different physical and processing stages with different moisture, recovery, testing, storage and value bases. The exact plant part and process must remain attached to each observation.
No. EPA assigns them separate chemical and OPP identifiers and explains that the clarified hydrophobic oil extract remains after azadirachtin and related substances are separated from natural neem oil.
No. The document is explicitly a draft for comments. Even a final standard would define requirements, not prove that an offered lot passed them; a representative lot test and certification evidence are still required.
No. FAO's review shows rapid, condition-dependent viability decline and also records exceptional observations. The lot needs its own harvest, handling, storage and representative germination evidence.
Accepted species, plant part, fruit, planting seed, depulped seed, kernel, leaf, bark, powder, cake, oil or extract form, intended use, origin, harvest or manufacture date, maturity and handling for seed, pressing or extraction and carrier system, active-content result and method where claimed, moisture and impurities, regulatory authorization, package and lot, quantity, currency, Incoterm, destination, delivery window and evidence date.
Figures retain their source, period and review date. Corroboration is not promoted to primary evidence.