Melia (plant)
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| Melia azedarach | |
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Melia
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| Melia azedarach L.[1]
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Antelaea Gaertn. |
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Melia is a genus of flowering trees in the mahogany family, Meliaceae.[3] The name is derived from μηλια, the Greek word Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) used for Fraxinus ornus, which has similar leaves.[4]
Selected species
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Formerly placed here
- Azadirachta excelsa (Jack) M.Jacobs (as M. excelsa Jack)
- Azadirachta indica A.Juss. (as M. azadirachta L.)
- Cipadessa baccifera (Roth) Miq. (as M. baccifera Roth)
- Dysoxylum parasiticum (Osbeck) Kosterm. (as M. parasitica Osbeck)
- Sandoricum koetjape (Burm.f.) Merr. (as M. koetjape Burm.f.)[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Species Plantarum 1: 384-385. 1753. Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons 
Data related to Melia at Wikispecies
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