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Melia azedarach L.
Chinaberrytree

       
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Images:
Melia azedarach L.

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Synonyms:
Melia azedarach L.

  MEAZU Melia azedarach L. var. umbraculifera Knox
 

Distribution:
Melia azedarach L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, FL, GA, HI, LA, MO, MS, NC, NM, NY, OK, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Melia azedarach L.

View 16 genera in Meliaceae, 1 species in Melia
 

Classification:
Melia azedarach L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Sapindales
Family Meliaceae – Mahogany family
Genus Melia L. – melia
Species Melia azedarach L. – Chinaberrytree
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Melia azedarach L.

Chinaberry tree
Indian lilac
lelah
paraiso
pride of India
white cedar

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
 

Introduced Information:
Melia azedarach L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Melia azedarach L.

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Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Melia azedarach L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 29024.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Melia azedarach L.

Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk: Plant Threats to Pacific Ecosystems

Tsukuba Botanical Garden: image

University of Hawaii Botany Department: Alien Plants of Hawaii

University of Hawaii Campus Plants: images

 
 
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