Melia azedarach L.

English: Chinaberry tree, Umbrella Tree

German: Paternosterbaum

Mandarin: 楝 (lian)

Portuguese: Cinamomo

Kingdom: Plantae (2597)

  Phylum: Tracheophyta (2494)

    Class: Magnoliopsida (2109)

      Order: Sapindales (67)

        Family: Anacardiaceae (19)(family description)

          Genus: Melia (1)

            Epithet: azedarach L. (1)

azedarach => either arab. origin or more likely from lat. cedraceus due to similarity of aromatic smelling wood with Cedrus

Climate: sub-tropical

Habitat: mesophytic

Habit: tree

Flower colour: purple, white

Check for Melia azedarach at

World Flora Online, GBIF or IPNI

• [299] Melia azedarach - Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk (PIER)

• [3] González, G.L. (2004): Guia de los árboles y arbustos de la Península Iberica y Baleares. Mundi-Prensa Libros, Madrid, Spain.
• [37] Schütt et al. (2006): Enzyklopädie der Laubbäume. Nikol, Hamburg, Germany.