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Melia azedarach

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Melia azedarach

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Also known as Persian lilac, Cape lilac, China berry, China tree, Chinaberry tree, Indian lilac, seringa, bead tree

species of plant

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Melia azedarach, commonly known as the Chinaberrytree, China berry, or Persian lilac, is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It belongs to the genus Melia and is classified within the order Sapindales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species was described by Linnaeus and is also referenced in the Gujin Tushu Jicheng. It produces drupes as its fruit type.

The taxon has been recorded in various locations, including Beijing, Shanghai, and the Tibet Autonomous Region in China, as well as the United States and Mexico. Its habitat includes solutional caves. The plant is utilized as a medicinal plant, food source, wood, and building material. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status is Least Concern, a designation recorded in 2018.

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Species

Least Concern

China berry

Melia azedarach

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassMagnoliopsida
  4. OrderSapindales
  5. FamilyMeliaceae
Native toAssam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is.
Observations recorded65,848

Chile Central

via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO

Museum specimens

Specimen records
6,942
With media
4,838
Family
Meliaceae
Collections
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA MUSEUMS, ECOSUR, INECOL, FCB-BUAP, FCN-UAQ, CICY
Recorded in
United States, Mexico
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Research

449 papers

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
medicinal plant
Parent taxon
Melia
Image
Chinaberry1216.JPG
Has use
building material
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taxon name
Melia azedarach
taxon rank
species
Commons category
Melia azedarach
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23936
Commons gallery
Melia azedarach
taxon common name
piocha
has fruit type
drupe
IUCN conservation status
Least Concern
taxon range
Gabon
habitat
solutional cave
short name
M. azedarach
taxon author citation
L.
external data available at URL
www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4
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Encyclopedic overview

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

Description

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