Accession Data

Melia azedarach

Common Name: Chinaberry Tree

Family: Meliaceae

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.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 5-9

Accession #: 199800136

Accession Date: 1998-09-28 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 1219

Quantity: 3

Source: Smith BG - '97 Index Seminum

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid II

Order: Sapindales

Family: Meliaceae

SubFamily: Melioideae

Tribe: Melieae

Flowering Data:

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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
  2. Melia azaderach at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
  3. Melia azaderach at Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
  4. Melia azaderach at UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and Invasive Plants. Last accessed on Tuesday, August 01, 2017.
  5. 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.

Images

Melia azedarach
Melia azedarach