Accession Data:
Melia azedarach L.
- Common Name: Chinaberry Tree
- Family: Meliaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Asia, nat. in trop. America
- Description: A deciduous tree, native to Asia and tropical America. It is planted in warm temperate and tropical regions around the world. The bead tree has also been known to survive in areas north of Zone 7b. The tree has medical uses and the wood is used for carpentry. Also known as Chinaberry, Pride-of-India, Pride-of-China, Persian Lilac, Indian L., Paradise Tree, Syrian B.T. , and Japanese B.T.
- USDA Zone: 5-9
Accession Data:
- Accession # 199800136
- Source: Smith BG - '97 Index Seminum
- Accession Date: 09-28-1998
- Bench: 1219 - AUS:South Bench E
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 10-05-2024
- Restrictions:
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Fruits are poisonous to humans if eaten in quantity. The toxins are neurotoxins and unidentified resins, found mainly in the fruits.
- Poisonous Plant Parts - Not for Human Consumption
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eurosid II
- Order: Sapindales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Meliaceae
- SubFamily: Melioideae
- Tribe: Melieae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: China South-Central / Hainan / China North-Central / China Southeast / East Himalaya / India / Nepal / Sri Lanka / Laos / Thailand / Vietnam / Lesser Sunda Is. / Philippines / New Guinea / Solomon Is. / New South Wales / Queensland / Western Australia / Northern Territory
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
- Melia azaderach at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
- Melia azaderach at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
- Melia azaderach at UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
- Image #00 (cropped) & #01 (original) by Anna Anichkova (Own work) [CC BY-SA 3.0], via Wikimedia Commons. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:54:30 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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