Common name
English: Chinaberry tree, Umbrella Tree
German: Paternosterbaum
Mandarin: 楝 (lian)
Portuguese: Cinamomo
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 IPNILiterature