"Melia azedarach Tree Record." Melia composita Willd. If you would like to see this tree listed, or know of a nursery that sells it, please contact us at [email protected].

Fruit stones make ideal beads and are used in making necklaces and rosaries (Katende et al. form a strategic partnership called N.C. Salinity Tolerance is Good Inland and on Coast. The bark is dark grey-brown cracked vertically by long furrows. Erect or Spreading with a High Canopy. The flowers are quite fragrant in the evening, but the blooms are not easily visible due to the dense foliage. However, these uses cannot compensate for this plant's overall negative impacts. Melia azedarach is a member of the Meliaceae Family, commonly called the mahogany family and while we most often refer to it as White Cedar it is also known as Persian Lilac, Umbrella Tree and Chinaberry, the latter being its common name, especially in the USA. the Kimberley region) and the Northern Territory (i.e. Common name: Chinaberry tree, Persian lilac, Pride of India, Bead tree, Lilac tree, Bakain बकैन (Hindi), Seizrak (Manipuri), Bakan-nimb बकाणनिंब (Marathi), Bakarjam (Bengali), Kattu vembhu காட்டு வேம்பூ (Tamil), (ME-lee-uh) from the Greek name for Ash; (az-ee-duh-rak) from the Persian words meaning noble tree, Synonyms: Melia australis, Melia japonica, Melia sempervivens, Melia azedarach var. Propagation is by seed (no pre-treatment required) or cuttings.

Jepson eFlora, /eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=33069, accessed on October 02, 2020. Identic Pty Ltd. Special edition of Environmental Weeds of Australia for Biosecurity Queensland. In Australia it is native to some parts of northern Western Australia (i.e. COMMON NAMES: Chinaberrytree China-berry China berry Chinaberrytree pride-of-India umbrella-tree white cedar TAXONOMY: The scientific name of Chinaberrytree is Melia azedarach L. (Meliaceae) .
Inconspicuous, fragrant, lavender-colored flowers appear in mid-spring on 8" to 16" long panicles. Fleshy, round, yellow-brown drupes are abundant and last through the winter. Fragrant Lavender. Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day). CHINABERRY, CHINABERRY TREE, BEAD TREE, PERSIAN LILAC, PRIDE-OF-INDIA. Juss.) bark on main trunk (Photo: Sheldon Navie), leaf of a juvenile tree, which usually have more deeply-toothed or even slightly lobed leaflets (Photo: Sheldon Navie), young leaves and flower clusters in spring (Photo: Sheldon Navie), close-up of flowers (Photo: Sheldon Navie). Azadirachta indica has anti-inflammatory and antipyretic properties. Taxonomic Serial No. Indonesia and Papua New Guinea) and large parts of northern and eastern Australia. Juss.) Dark blue-green to black leaves, 1' to 2' long with 1.5" to 2" long leaflets. ... can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Family: Meliaceae. Country of Origin: Asia, nat. * No warranties or guarantees as to the accuracy of the data and information derived from this web site are expressed or implied.

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Has perfect flowers (male and female parts in each flower).

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More photos of Melia azedarach in CalPhotos. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles. Melia azedarach is a small to medium-sized shrub or tree in the mahogany family (Meliaceae). Cite this tree: Juss.)

Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately). The California Polytechnic State University and the Cal Poly Corporation shall not be responsible for any loss of profit, indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising out of the use of the data and information derived from this web site. Flowers in Spring or Summer. Melia is the Greek name of the Ash, but is not very appropriate as there is only superficial resemblance between the Bead tree and the Ash. Melia azedarach has a HPWRA (Hawai'i Pacific Weed Risk Assessment) score of 14 (High Risk). It is considered to be an adaptable and weedy tree, its spread can consume large areas.

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Seeds are highly poisonous although some birds prefer them and are not affected. Photo Locations: Maui, HI, Bakersfield, CA and Temecula, CA. to Advanced Search and Report, Melia azedarach L. – Chinaberry tree, chinaberry, Indian lilac, lelah, paraiso, pride of India, white cedar, eFloras, Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA. This plant is weedy. The Bead Tree is indigenous to parts of N. India and Burma and is now cultivated in all the sub-tropical regions of the world. America Description: A deciduous tree, native to Asia and tropical America.It is planted in warm temperate and tropical regions around the world. Common Name(s): Chinaberry Tree; Texan Umbrella Tree; Phonetic Spelling ME-lee-uh az-eh-dair-rak Description. Its fall colors can be attractive. Melia azedarach is well known for its medicinal uses. In Kenya the trees have been grown by farmers and used as fodder trees. Native to China, Japan, the Indian sub-continent (i.e. Leaves are twice to three-times compound, alternate, and puberulent to glabrous. Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, Pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia. Prolific, Yellow Berry, Small (0.25 - 0.50 inches), fruiting in Fall, Winter or Summer. The cultivar 'Umbraculiformis'  which goes by the common name of Texas umbrella tree is a multi-stemmed tree with an umbrella-shaped crown.

The leaves can be fed to cattle to improve milk yields and improve farm incomes. Erect or Spreading with a High Canopy. Cooperative Extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians. Tree Characteristics. General Information Melia azederach is a fast-growing, deciduous tree that can reach a height of around 45 metres in closed, moist forests, though it is much smaller in the cooler and drier regions in which it is sometimes grown and where is much more likely to be just 10 - 15 metres tall. ; M. floribundaCarriere White cedar (Melia azedarach) is regarded as an environmental weed in south-eastern Western Australia and the southern parts of the Northern Territory.

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C. DC.Melia composita Willd.Melia dubia Cav. The cultivar 'Umbraculiformis' which goes by the common name of Texas umbrella tree is a multi-stemmed tree with an umbrella-shaped crown. It was introduced into the United States in the mid 1800s for ornamental purposes. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report. Both the trees can be easily seen in parks and along roadsides. Additional Common Names. Melia azedarach Chinaberrytree Legal Status. Juss. Has fragrant Flower. Botanical name: Melia azedarach (ME-lee-uh) from the Greek name for Ash; (az-ee-duh-rak) from the Persian words … Cooperative Extension prohibits discrimination and harassment on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, sex (including pregnancy), disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity, and veteran status.

C. DC. Shading Capacity Rated as Moderate out of Leaf. (Note: any qualifiers in the taxon distribution description, such as 'northern', 'southern', 'adjacent' etc., are not reflected in the map above, and in some cases indication of a taxon in a subdivision is based on a single collection or author-verified occurence). Growing from seed will give you a true-to-type specimen. Native Introduced Native and Introduced. Has fragrant Flower. SYNONYMS: None It will attain a height of 20' to 25' at maturity. Check our website at www.biosecurity.qld.gov.au

Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. umbraculifera Knox : Common Name(s): Chinaberry tree [English] chinaberry [English] Indian lilac [English] lelah [English] paraiso [English] pride of India [English] white cedar [English] Taxonomic Status: Current Standing: accepted Data … We do not recommend planting it in Hawai’i.

Branches of chinaberry are stout, with purplish qk and dotted with buff-colored lenticels. The Sanskrit name of Melia azedarach is Maha Nimba whereas Azadirachta indica is known as Nimba.
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It is also naturalised on Lord Howe Island, and probably naturalised on Norfolk Island and Christmas Island. Widely naturalised in southern Europe, southern Africa (i.e. Melia azedarach is native to Southeast Asia and northern Australia. CHINABERRY, CHINABERRY TREE, BEAD TREE, PERSIAN LILAC, PRIDE-OF-INDIA. Melia dubiaCav. 2020, Jepson eFlora, https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/, accessed on October 02, 2020. 1995). These trees are often seen growing in areas of abandoned farm houses, so are probably fairly drought tolerant, despite their preference for moist soil conditions.

Melia azedarach is a rounded, deciduous small to medium-sized shade tree with an umbrella-like canopy. The lovely Bead Tree is somewhat similar to the Nim in appearance and takes the place of that tree in the Northern parts of India. Published on the Internet http://www.efloras.org, Updated for ITIS by the Flora of North America Expertise Network, in connection with an update for USDA PLANTS (2007-2010), National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA.

australasica (A. Melia azedarach has an anthelmintic effect and used for worm infestation. India and Sri Lanka) south-eastern Asia (i.e. Melia azedarach L.. Common Name: Chinaberry Tree Family: Meliaceae Juss. It is considered to be an adaptable and weedy tree, its spread can consume large areas. : 29024, Data Development History and Data Quality, eFloras: Flora of China, 2011, database (version 2011), Meliaceae of North America Update, database (version 2011), NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0), The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4), The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1), Go

This species is naturalised beyond its native range in many parts of central and southern Australia (i.e.