Curry tree

The curry tree or Bergera koenigii (syn.Murraya koenigii), is a tropical and sub-tropical tree in the family Rutaceae (the rue family, which includes rue, citrus, and satinwood), native to Asia. The plant is also sometimes called sweet neem, though M. koenigii is in a different family to neem, Azadirachta indica, which is in the related family Meliaceae.

This article is about the tree which produces aromatic leaf often used in Indian cuisine. For the European plant sometimes called curry plant, see Helichrysum italicum.

Curry tree
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Bergera
Species:
B. koenigii
Binomial name
Bergera koenigii
(L.)
Synonyms
  • Camunium koenigii (L.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 99 (1891) Chalcas koenigii
  • (L.) Kurz in J. Asiat. Soc. Bengal, Pt. 2, Nat. Hist. 44: 132 (1875) Chalcas siamensis
  • (Craib) Tanaka in Bull. Soc. Bot. France 75: 710 (1928) Murraya foetidissima
  • Teijsm. & Binn. in Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 27: 41 (1864) Murraya koenigii
  • (L.) Spreng. in Syst. Veg., ed. 16. 2: 315 (1825) Murraya siamensis
  • Craib in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1926: 340 (1926) Nimbo melioides
  • Dennst. in Schlüssel Hortus Malab.: 30 (1818)

Its leaves, known as curry leaves, also referred to as sweet neem, are used in many dishes in the Indian subcontinent.

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