Melia (plant) explained

Melia is a genus of flowering trees in the family Meliaceae.^[1] The name is derived from μελία, the Greek name used by Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) for Fraxinus ornus,^[2] which has similar leaves.^[3]

Species

, Plants of the World Online accepted three species:^[4]

• Melia azedarach L. – chinaberry, Persian lilac, white cedar
• Melia dubia Cav.
• Melia volkensii Gürke

Formerly placed here

• Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) M.Jacobs (as M. excelsa Jack)
• Azadirachta indica A.Juss. (as M. azadirachta L.)
• Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq. (as M. baccifera Roth)
• Dysoxylum parasiticum (Osbeck) Kosterm. (as M. parasitica Osbeck)
• Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr. (as M. koetjape Burm.f.)^[5]

External links

• Web site: Melia L. . Atlas of Living Australia .

Notes and References

1. Web site: Jepson Manuel treatment for MELIA . . Jepson Flora Project . . 1993 . . February 8, 2010.
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3. Book: Quattrocchi, Umberto . CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names . 3 M-Q . CRC Press . 2000 . 978-0-8493-2677-6 . 1650.
4. Web site: Melia L.. . Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2023-03-28 .
5. Web site: GRIN Species Records of Melia . https://archive.today/20120529184436/http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?7422 . dead . 2012-05-29 . Germplasm Resources Information Network . United States Department of Agriculture . 2011-04-23 .