Meliaceae

Also known as mahogany family

Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.

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Meliaceae is a family of plants within the order Sapindales. It belongs to the class Magnoliopsida and the phylum Tracheophyta in the kingdom Plantae. The taxonomic type for this family is Melia. While some sources list Geraniales as a parent taxon, Sapindales is the primary order associated with the family. The family has the common name Mahagonigewächse.

Records of Meliaceae are found in the United States, Mexico, China, India, and the Philippines. These records are held by institutions including SDNHM, CICY, ECOSUR, IIB-UV, and IBUNAM. The family is associated with marine and brackish habitats. Its taxonomic status is accepted.

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Species

mahagonigewächse

Meliaceae

FAMILY

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderSapindales
FamilyMeliaceae

Habitatmarine, brackish

Observations recorded599,777

楝科（學名：Meliaceae）属于被子植物門（Angiospermae）雙子葉植物綱（Magnoliopsida）無患子目（Sapindales）植物的一科。大部分是常绿植物，也有部分是落叶的。《中國種子植物科屬詞典》引用侯宽昭和陈德昭於1955年編著的《中国楝科志》指：本科有「约50属，1400种」；而按Christenhusz- & Byng (2016)，本科現時包括約53個屬、600個物種。

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 3,491
With media: 2,136
Family: Meliaceae
Collections: SDNHM, CICY, ECOSUR, IIB-UV, IBUNAM, DERN-IMECBIO-CUCSUR-UDG
Recorded in: United States, Mexico, China, India, Philippines, Malaysia, Indonesia

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Research

2,919 papers

Sesquiterpenoids from Meliaceae Family and Their Biological Activities.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Riyadi SA, Naini AA, Supratman UDOI: 10.3390/molecules28124874
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Guarea Genus (Meliaceae).ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Safriansyah W, Sinaga SE, Supratman U et al.DOI: 10.3390/molecules27248758
Steroids from the Meliaceae family and their biological activities.ReviewPhytochemistry · 2024Mouthé Happi G, Teufel RDOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2024.114039
Insecticidal Triterpenes in Meliaceae III: Plant Species, Molecules, and Activities in Munronia-Xylocarpus.ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2024Lin M, Liu X, Chen J et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms25147818
Insecticidal Triterpenes in Meliaceae: Plant Species, Molecules and Activities: Part Ⅰ (Aphanamixis-Chukrasia).ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2021Lin M, Yang S, Huang J et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms222413262
Insecticidal Triterpenes in Meliaceae: Plant Species, Molecules, and Activities: Part II (Cipadessa, Melia).ReviewInternational journal of molecular sciences · 2022Lin M, Bi X, Zhou L et al.DOI: 10.3390/ijms23105329
Meliaceae genomes provide insights into wood development and limonoids biosynthesis.Plant biotechnology journal · 2023Cui G, Li Y, Yi X et al.DOI: 10.1111/pbi.13973
Phytochemistry and Biological Activities of Endophytic Fungi from the Meliaceae Family.ReviewMolecules (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Mulyani Y, Sinaga SE, Supratman UDOI: 10.3390/molecules28020778

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: taxon
Image: Khaya senegalensis MS 2037.JPG

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Commons category: Meliaceae
taxon rank: family
taxon name: Meliaceae
topic's main category: Category:Meliaceae
GRIN URL: npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomyfamily.aspx?id=704
taxon common name: 楝科
taxonomic type: Melia

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Encyclopedic overview

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Subfamily Cedreloideae
Subfamily Melioideae
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Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales.

They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by , apparently cryptically unisexual flowers borne in panicles, cymes, spikes or clusters. Most species are evergreen, but some are deciduous, either in the dry season or in winter.

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