Characteristics
Dicots
Melia azedarach L.
CHINABERRYTREE
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This plant, containing the terpenoids meliatoxin and toosendanin, is known to be toxic to humans with fatalities reported in other animals (Phua et al. 2008; Ferreiro et al. 2010).
Not Native
UPL (NWPL)
FISC(II)
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Citation
MELIA AZEDARACH Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 384. 1753.
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SYRIA: Cult. in Netherlands, Herb. Clifford 161(Melia 1) (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by Mabberley, Gard. Bull. Straits Settlem. 37: 64. 1984.
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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Specimens and Distribution
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