Melia azedarach

Melia azedarach
	Leaves, flowers, and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Melia
Species:	M. azedarach
Binomial name
	Melia azedarach; L.
Synonyms
	Azedara speciosa Raf. ; Azedarach commelinii Medik. ; Azedarach deleteria Medik. ; Azedarach fraxinifolia Moench ; Azedarach odoratum Noronha ; Azedarach sempervirens Kuntze ; Azedarach sempervirens var. glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze ; Azedarach sempervirens f. incisodentata Kuntze ; Azedarach sempervirens f. longifoliola Kuntze ; Azedarach sempervirens f. subdentata Kuntze ; Melia azedarach var. intermedia (Makino) Makino ; Melia azedarach var. subtripinnata Miq. ; Melia azedarach var. toosendan (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino; Melia bukayun Royle ; Melia cochinchinensis M.Roem. ; Melia commelini Medik. ex Steud. ; Melia composita Benth. ; Melia florida Salisb. ; Melia guineensis G.Don ; Melia japonica G.Don ; Melia japonica var. semperflorens Makino ; Melia orientalis M.Roem. ; Melia sambucina Blume ; Melia sempervirens Sw. ; Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc. ;

Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree,^[3] pride of India,^[4] bead-tree, Cape lilac,^[3] syringa berrytree,^[3] Persian lilac,^[3] Indian lilac, or white cedar,^[5] is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.^[6]

^ Linnaeus, C. (1753)
^ "Melia azedarach L. — the Plant List". Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Melia azedarach". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
^ Nelson, Gil (1996). "Meliaceae - Mahogany Family". The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida – A Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press Inc. p. 213. ISBN 9781561641109.
^ "Melia azedarach". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
^ Mabberley, David J. (5 September 1984). "A Monograph of Melia in Asia and the Pacific: The history of White Cedar and Persian Lilac" (PDF). The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 37 (1): 49–64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

[1] Linnaeus, C. (1753)

[2] "Melia azedarach L. — the Plant List". Archived from the original on 11 November 2018. Retrieved 23 May 2021.

[GRIN-3] "Melia azedarach". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 15 December 2017.

[4] Nelson, Gil (1996). "Meliaceae - Mahogany Family". The Shrubs and Woody Vines of Florida – A Reference and Field Guide. Pineapple Press Inc. p. 213. ISBN 9781561641109.

[5] "Melia azedarach". Australian National Botanic Gardens. Australian Government. 2015. Archived from the original on 26 February 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2019.

[Mabberley1984-6] Mabberley, David J. (5 September 1984). "A Monograph of Melia in Asia and the Pacific: The history of White Cedar and Persian Lilac" (PDF). The Gardens' Bulletin Singapore. 37 (1): 49–64. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 December 2017. Retrieved 18 June 2014.

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