Melia

Melia azedarach

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Meliaceae
Subfamilia: Melioideae
Tribus: Melieae
Genus: Melia
Species: M. azedarach – M. dubia – M. volkensii

Name

Melia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 384. (1753)

• Type species: Melia azedarach L., Sp. Pl. 1: 384. (1753)

Synonyms

• Heterotypic
  • Antelaea Gaertn. in Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 277 (1788)
  • Azedara Raf. in Fl. Ludov.: 135 (1817)
  • Azedarac Adans., Fam. 2: 342 (1763), nom. illeg.
  • Azedarach Mill., Gard. Dict. Abr, ed. 4 (1754), nom. illeg.
  • Zederachia Heist. ex Fabr., Enum. 221 (1759), nom. illeg.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical Africa, Asia to Australia Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Ethiopia, Hainan, India, Jawa, Kenya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Solomon Is., Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sumatera, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia Introduced into:' Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Angola, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Ascension, Bahamas, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Cayman Is., Central African Repu, Chad, Christmas I., Comoros, Cook Is., Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Aegean Is., Easter Is., El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, France, Free State, Galápagos, Gambia, Georgia, Guatemala, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Haiti, Hawaii, Honduras, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Kazan-retto, Korea, Kriti, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesotho, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Malawi, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritius, Mexico Central, Mexico Southwest, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nansei-shoto, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Mexico, Norfolk Is., North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ogasawara-shoto, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Seychelles, Sicilia, Society Is., South Australia, South Carolina, Southwest Caribbean, Spain, St.Helena, Sudan, Swaziland, Tennessee, Texas, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Tubuai Is., Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks-Caicos Is., Uganda, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, Victoria, Virginia, Windward Is., Yemen, Yugoslavia, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 384. Reference page. 

Additional references

• Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2014. Melia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2014 02 10. Reference page. 
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Melia in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

• български: Мелия
• suomi: Meeliat
• 日本語: センダン属
• ქართული: მელია

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