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Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
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Azedarach
Melia sempervirens
bukayun Royle f.
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
Melia candollei Juss.
Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
Boost Health
Facts
with Mushrooms australasica (A.Juss.)
Melia chinensis SieboldKuntze
(2,041)
Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Boost immune system
Foods with
Miq.our
dubia organic
(Cav.) Kuntze mushroom
(228)
powders. Shop now for natural supplements
Azedarach sempervirens var.
Fruits Melia cochinchinensis (403)
glabrior
M.Roem.(C.DC.) Kuntze
Grains and Cereals (30)
Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
Nature's RootHealth & Beautyla Maza Open
(468)
Melia commelini Medic. ex
Herbs and Spices Melia
Steud.angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
Thonn.
Medicines Melia composita Benth. (7)
HERBS AND SPICES Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
Nutritional valueMelia composita Willd. (27)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex
Uses and benefits of Chinaberry – Melia Melia dubia Cav.
Nuts and seeds Wall. (57)
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
Pets (1)
Share Tweet Google+ + Chinaberry MeliaScientific
Poultry & Seafoods
floribundaSweet
australis Carriere
(67)
Classification
Pulses and Beans
florida Salisb.
Melia azedarach f.
(16)
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
Scientific
Reviews
Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
(20)
azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Rank Melia japonica
Scientific NameG.Don
& (Common
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Vegetables Melia azedarach var. (209)
Name)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Melia azedarach var.
Advertise Here Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular
Melia javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
C.DC.
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Division Melia azedarach var.
Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
plants)
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
sempervirens
intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Super Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
1794
Mak.
Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
Chinaberry Quick Facts Melia azedarach, popularly known as the incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Name: Chinaberry
chinaberry tree, Pride of India, bead-tree, Cape
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens
Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
(70)
Scientific Name: Melia azedarach longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Chinaberry Facts
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Name Chinaberry Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
Scientific Name Melia azedarach
Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Native China, Japan, the Indian sub-continent, south-eastern Asia and large parts of northern and
eastern Australia Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
subtripinnata Miquel
Common Names Cape-lilac, Chinaberry, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, Sichuan pagoda tree, Texas umbrella-tree, Azedarach commelini Medic.
bead tree, chinaberry-tree, margosa tree, pride of India, syringa berrytree, tulip-cedar, Melia azedarach var.
umbrella-cedar, umbrella-tree, white cedar, Bastard Cedar, Bakain, Drek, Deikna Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
1794
Mak.
Name in Other Languages Afrikaans: Bessieboom, Bessieboom syringa, Maksering, Thamanga Seringboom, Ghora
neem Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
Albanian: Melie, Chinaberry
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Amharic: Chayininya (ቻይንኛ) Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Arabic : Azadirikhat ()أزادرخت, ‘azidarakhat shayie ()أزدرخت شائع, tshinabri ()تشينابري Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
Armenian: Chinaberry
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
Assamese: Ghora nim (ঘোঁৰা নিম), Khammaga
Azerbaijani: Cinaberry incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Bangladesh: Goda neem
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
Bengali: Bakarjam, Ghoranima (ঘোড়ানিম), Mahanim, Gora-Nim Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
Brazil: Arvore-santa, cinamomo, jasmim-de-cachorro, jasmim-de-soldado, lilás-da-India, longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Dairy (28)
para-raios
Azedarach
Melia bukayunsempervirens
Royle f.
Bulgarian: khimalaĭska meliya (хималайска мелия)
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
Burmese: Tarotepyi (တရုတ်ပြည်)
Cambodia: Dâk’ hiën, sdau khmaôch Melia candollei Juss.
Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var. (189)
Catalan: Arbre de sabonetes, Arbre sant, Lilà de les Índies, Llessamí d’amèrica, Metzina,
australasica
Melia chinensis(A.Juss.)
Siebold Kuntze
Mèlia, Rosarier, amèlia, arbre de grau de Rosari, arbre de sabonetes, arbre del Paradis, arbre
Facts (2,041)
sant, gessamí d’Amèrica, lilà de Pérsia, parenostre, xuclamoro Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Chamorro: Paráisu, paraiso Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
Chichewa: Ndya
楝
Chinese: Chuan lian, Lian ( ), Lian chu ( 楝树 楝属
), Chuan liang zi, Ku lian pi, liàn shǔ ( Fruits
), Azedarach sempervirens var.
Melia cochinchinensis (403)
Zhōngguó méi ( 中国莓 ), Sen shu, Jin ling zi glabrior
M.Roem.(C.DC.) Kuntze
Croatian : Melija, Očenašica, kok, Perzijska očenašica, chinaberry, Grains and Cereals (30)
Czech: Zederach hladký, chinaberry Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
Danish: Paternostertræ, Chinaberry Health & Beautyla Maza (468)
Dutch: Kralenboom, Indische sering, galbessen, paternosterboom, chinaberry, Melia commelini Medic. ex
English: Barbados lilac, Bastard cedar, Bead tree, Cape lilac, Chinaberry, Chinaberry Herbs
tree, and Spices Melia
Steud. angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
Ceylon cedar, Ceylon mahogany, Hoop tree, Indian bead tree, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, Pride Thonn.
of China, Pride of India, Sichuan pagoda tree, Syringa berry tree, Texas umbrella tree,Medicines
Tulip Melia composita Benth. (7)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
cedar, Umbrella cedar, Umbrella tree, White cedar , Persian-lilac, Sichuan pagoda-tree,
Sichuan pagoda-tree, Lelah, Paraiso, Umbrella-cedar, Syringa, seringa Nutritional valueMelia composita Willd. (27)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex
Esperanto: Bida melio, chinaberry
Estonian: Chinaberry Nuts and seeds Wall.
Melia dubia Cav. (57)
Fijian: Bakain, dake Melia arguta
flaccidaDC.
Zipp.
Oils (80)
Filipino: Tsinaberry, Paraiso, Bagaluñga, Balagañgo
Finnish: Meelia, chinaberry Melia australasica
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
ex Span.
Pets (1)
French: Acacie d’Égypte, Adrézarach, Arbre à chapelets, Arbe margousier, Azédarac,
Chinaberry Scientific
Azédarach, Cascarelle, Cormier des indes, Lilas de Perse, Lilas des Indes, Margousier, Mélie Melia
Poultry & Seafoods
australis Sweet
floribunda Carriere
(67)
Pater-noster, Arbre à chapelets, lilas de Chine, faux sycamore, laurier grec, lilas des Antilles,
patenôtre, pater noster, chinaberry Classification
Pulses and Beans
Melia azedarach f.
florida Salisb.
(16)
Galician: Árbore de Santo Outelo umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
Georgian: Chinaberry (CHīnəˌberē) Scientific Name: Melia
Reviews
Melia guineensis G.Don
Rehder
(20)
German: Chinesische Holunder, Chinesischer Holunder, Indianischer Lilak, Indischer
Zederachbaum, Indischer Zedrachbaum, Paternosterbaum, Persischer Flieder, azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Zedrachbaum, Paradiesbaum, Perlenbaum Melia japonica G.Don
Rank Scientific Name & (Common
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Greek: Agriopaschaliá (Αγριοπασχαλιά), Louloudiá (Λουλουδιά), Mélia, Meliá (Μέλια, Vegetables (209)
Melia
Name) azedarach var.
Μελιά), Moschokarfia (Μοσχοκαρφια), Paschaliá (Πασχαλιά), Pseudomelia Melia japonica var. DC.
australasica (Juss.)
(Ψευδομέλια), Ψευδομελιά Pseudomelia (Ψευδομελιά), Solomós (Σολομός), Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Mavrommata, Pseudopaschalia, kinéziko (κινέζικο) Melia azedarach var.
Gujarati: Cinābērī (ચિનાબેરી), Bakan Limado, Bakai Nimbu Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular
Melia javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
Haitian: Lilas peyi plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (land var.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
Hausa: Chinaberry C.DC.
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Hebrew : אזדרכת מצויה, Eazdarehet metzuya, אזדרכת מצויה Division Melia azedarach var.
Melia robusta Roxb.
Hindi: Bakain (बकै न), Bakānā nīmba (बकाना नीम्ब), bakayan (बकायन)Bakayan, Mahanimb glandulosa Pierre
Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering
(महानीम), Bakarja, arebevu, bakam-limdo, bakarja, bakarjan, bakayan, bakon-limdi, betain,
plants)
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
bokain, chik-bevu, deikna, dek, deknoi, drek, ghora nim, gowdnim, heb-bevu, hutchubevu, Melia azedarach var. incisa
Miq.
kadbevu, kaliyapa, karin vembu, kattu veppu, mahaneem, makanim, malla nim, mallaySub Division Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
vembu, padrai, pejri, puvempu, sima veppu, taraka-vepa, thamaga, thurakavepa, turka, (spermatophytes, seed plants,
vaymbu, vilayati nim, yerri-vepa Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames)
sempervirens var.(L.) Sw.
Hungarian: Chinaberry intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Icelandic: Kínberja Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
Indonesian: Mindi, gringging, marambung, mindi kecil
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Irish: Chinaberry
Super Order Rosanae
Italian: Albero da rosari, Albero dei rosari, Albero dei paternostri, Lillà delle Indie, Perlaro,
Melia
Melia azedarach
toosendan var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
albero della pazienza, perlaro, sicomoro falso, chinaberry Order Sapindales
Japanese: Sendan ( センダン ), Sendan (せんだん ), Chainaberi (チャイナベリ )
Family
Koord. & Valeton
Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Javanese: Chinaberry, Gringging Melia azedarach var.
Karbi: Neem tita Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Kannada: Kadu Bevu (ಕಾಡು ಬೇವು), Kiṟubēvu/kirubēvu (ಕಿಱುಬೇವು/ಕಿರುಬೇವು), Caināberi
Species Melia azedarach L.
(ಚೈನಾಬೆರಿ), Kadu Bevu, Heb bevu Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
Kazakh: Chinaberiya (чинаберия) sempervirens L.
Khmer: Dâk’hiën, Sadau khmaôch Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Korean: Meol gu seul na mu (멀구슬나무), chaina beli (차이나 베리) Melia azedarach var.
Kurdish: Chinaberry Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Kwara‘ae: Buriakalo
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
Laotian: H’ienx, Kadau s’a:ngz, chinaberry (CHīnəˌberē)
Latin: Chinaberry subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
Latvian: Kīniešu
Melia azedarach var.
Lithuanian: Chinaberry Azedarach deleteria Moench,
toosendan (Sieb. & Zucc.)
Macedonian: Cinaberi (чинабери) 1794
Mak.
Malagasy: Chinaberry
Malay: Gringging, Marambung, Mindi, Mindi kecil, chinaberry Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
Malayalam: Malaveppu, śīmavēpp (ശീമവേപ്പ്), cainabeṟi (ചൈനബെറി), Aryaveppu,
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Malaveppu, Valiyaveppu, Kattuveppu Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Maltese: Siġra tat-tosku, Chinaberry Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
Mangarevan: Paina
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
Manipuri: Seizrak
Maori (Cook Islands): Tīra incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Marathi: Bakan nimb (बकाणनिंब), chinaberee (चिनबेरी), Bakenu, Khaibasi
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
Mishing: Abori esing Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Mizo: Sakhi-thei
Dairy (28)
Mongolian: Cinaʙerri (чинаберри)
Azedarach
Melia sempervirens
bukayun Royle f.
Nan: Khó͘-lēng
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
Nauruan: Gadong, gadung
Melia candollei Juss.
Nepali: Bakenu, Bakā’inō (बकाइनो), Bakenu (बके नु), Bakaaino (बकाइनो), Mahaaneem (महानीम), Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var. (189)
chinaberee (चिनबेरी) australasica (A.Juss.) Kuntze
Melia chinensis Siebold
Netherlands: Galbessen, paternosterboom Facts (2,041)
Newari: Khaibasi (खाईबसी) Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Niuean: Sili, tili Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
Norwegian: Paternostertre, Chinaberry
Occitan: Azedrà Fruits Azedarach sempervirens var.
Melia cochinchinensis (403)
Oriya: ଚିନାବେରୀ | glabrior
M.Roem.(C.DC.) Kuntze
Pakistan: Bakain, white cedar Grains and Cereals (30)
Pashto: چینابری Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
Persian: زنزلخت Zanzalakht, آزاددرخت Health & Beautyla Maza (468)
Philippines: Bagaluñga, balagañgo, paraiso Melia commelini Medic. ex
Herbs and Spices Melia
Steud. angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
Pnb: دریک
Thonn.
Pohnpeian: Lelah
Medicines Melia composita Benth. (7)
Polish: Miotla, Chinaberry
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
Portuguese: Amargoseira, Amargoseira-do-Himalaio, Árvore-santa, Cinamomo (Brazil),
Nutritional valueMelia composita Willd. (27)
Conteira, Lilás-da-Índia, Lilás-das-Índias, Margoseira-do-Himalaio, Mélia, Paraíso, Sabonete- Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex
de-soldado, Chá-de-soldado, Jasmim-de-caiena, Lilás-de-soldado, Loureiro-grego, Santa- Melia dubia Cav.
Nuts and seeds Wall. (57)
bárbara, Sinamomo , Neem Silvestre, agrião, amargoseira-bastarda, azedaraque, azufeifo,
conteira, falso-sicómoro, mélia-dos-himaláias, sicómoro-bastardo, árvore-dos-rosários Melia flaccida
arguta Zipp.
DC.
Oils (80)
Punjabi: Deka (ਡੇਕ), Cinabērī (ਚਿਨਬੇਰੀ), Dharek, Bakain, Drek
Romanian: Chinaberry flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
Pets (1)
Russian: Мелия азедарах, chinaberry (CHīnəˌberē)
Sanskrit: Mahanimbah (महानिंब), Mahānimba sasyam (महानिम्बिसस्यम्), Ramyaka, Dreka, Chinaberry Scientific
Melia
Poultry & Seafoods
floribunda
australis Carriere
Sweet
(67)
Maha nimba, Nimbaraka, Karmuka, Visa mustika, Girika, Udreka, Kshira and Kesha
Mushtika, Arista, Brihannimba and Parvatanimba Classification
Pulses and Beans
florida Salisb.
Melia azedarach f.
(16)
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
Serbian: Chinaberri (цхинаберри)
Sindhi: چنبيري Scientific Name: Melia
Reviews
Melia guineensis G.Don
Rehder
(20)
Singapore: Mindi kechil
Sinhala: Cayināberi (චයිනාබෙරි) azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Slovene: Indijska lipovka, chinaberry Melia japonica G.Don
Rank Scientific Name & (Common
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Spanish: Agriaz, Agrión, Árbol de los rosarios, Arbol del para, Árbol del Paraíso, ÁrbolVegetables
santo, Melia azedarach var. (209)
Name)
Azedaraque, Cinamomo, Flor del paraiso, Melia, Paraíso, Paraíso sombrilla, Piocha, Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Rosariera, Acederaque, Alelí, Cinamon, Cinamono, Fruto del paraíso, Mirabobo, canelo, lila,
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
paraiso, San Jacinto, jasmine de Arabia, Jazmin, acederaque, aleli, bolillero, canelo, falso Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Melia (Vascular
javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
sicomoro, jaboncillo, jacinto, lilaya, lilo de China, lilo de Persia, mirabobo, pasilla, rosareira, biglandulosa
plants)
Jacinta, chinaberry
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (land var.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
Sundanese: Cinaberry C.DC.
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Tagalog: Balgango, Bagalunga Division Melia azedarach var.
Melia robusta Roxb.
Tahitian: Tira glandulosa Pierre
Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering
Tajik: Cinaʙerī (чинаберӣ)
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
plants)
Tamil: Kattu vembhu (காட்டு வேம்பூ), Malai vembu (மலை வேம்பு ), Malaivenimpu, Melia azedarach var. incisa
Tōḻikkuraitta pattu (தோழிக்குரைத்த பத்து), Caiṉāperri (சைனாபெர்ரி), Puvempu Miq.
Sub Division Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
Telegu: Kali yapa, Kondavepa, Turakavepa, Turka vepa, chinaberry (CHīnəˌberē) (spermatophytes, seed plants,
Thai: Hian (เฮี่ยน), Lian (เลี่ยน), Lian bai yai (เลี่ยน ใบหใญ่), Khian (เคี่ยน), Krian (เกรียน) Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames)
sempervirens var.(L.) Sw.
Tongan: Sita intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Turkish: Tespih aǧacı, tesbih ağacı, Chinaberry Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
Ukrainian: Chornytsyu (чорницю)
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Upper Sorbian: Indiski melijowc
Super Order Rosanae
Urdu: Bakain, Dharek, Dhrek, دھریک Dryk , بکائن, Maghz-E-Bakain, Bakaayan
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Ulithian: Prais Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Uzbek: Chinaberry
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Vietnamese: Cây xoan, Sâ dông, Xoan, chinaberry Melia azedarach var.
Welsh: Chinaberry Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Zulu: UmSilinga, i-chinaberry
Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
Plant Growth Habit Small to medium sized, fast-growing, handsome, deciduous tree
sempervirens L.
Growing Climates Favors old fields, abandoned lots, roadsides, disturbed areas, riparian habitats, forests, Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
upland grasslands, woodlands, natural forests, urban areas, wetlands, savannah, urban Melia azedarach var.
open spaces, wasteland, riparian corridors, road margins and prairies Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Soil Grows on a wide range of soils, but best growth is obtained on well-drained, deep, sandy Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
loam while shallow gravelly soils. It tolerates shallow soils, saline and strongly alkaline soils, subtripinnata Miquel
but not very acid soils Azedarach commelini Medic.
Melia azedarach var.
Plant Size 50 ft. (15.2 m) in height and 2 ft. (0.6 m) in diameter Azedarach deleteria Moench,
toosendan (Sieb. & Zucc.)
Bark Smooth, greenish-brown when young and turn grey and fissured with age 1794
Mak.
Branch Stout, with purplish bark dotted with buff-colored lenticels Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
Leaf Leaves are alternate, concentrated near the tips of twigs, petiolate, and twice or three-times umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
pinnately compound. Leaflets are oval to elliptic in outline, glabrous or sparsely pubescent
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
on the upper surface, and with serrate margins
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
Flowering season March to May
incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Flower Flowers are produced in open panicles from the axils of the leaves. Sepals are green, 1.5-2
mm long. Petals are pinkish lavender, ligulate, 1-1.3 cm long. Stamens are united intoBeverages
a Azedarach sempervirens (70)
Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
cylindrical, dark purple tube, 6-8 mm long, and cut at the apex into 15-25 slender teeth. longifoliola Kuntze
Valet.
Each flower has ten anthers. Flowers are fragrant. Dairy (28)
Azedarach
Melia sempervirens
bukayun Royle f.
Fruit Shape & Size Globose to sub globose drupe about 0.4 to 0.8 inches (1-2 cm) in diameter, but may be as
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
much as 2 inches (5 cm) wide
Melia candollei Juss.
Fruit Color Greenish yellow to yellowish tan Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var. (189)
australasica (A.Juss.)
Melia chinensis SieboldKuntze
Seed Oblongoid, 3.5 mm × 1.6 mm, smooth, brown Facts (2,041)
Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Propagation By seed or root cuttings
Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
Flavor/Aroma Unpleasant smell
Fruits Azedarach
Melia sempervirens var.
cochinchinensis (403)
Taste Bitter, sour, astringent
glabrior
M.Roem.(C.DC.) Kuntze
Plant Parts Used Stem bark, fruit, leaves, flowers, seed, wood, root bark, Gum, Sap Grains and Cereals (30)
Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
Lifespan 40 to 150 years in the wild
Health & Beautyla Maza (468)
Season October to December Melia commelini Medic. ex
Herbs and Spices Melia
Steud. angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
Thonn.
Medicines Melia composita Benth. (7)
Plant Description
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
Nutritional valueMelia composita Willd. (27)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex
Melia dubia Cav.
Nuts and seeds Wall. (57)
Chinaberry is a small to medium sized, fast-growing, handsome, deciduous tree that
Oils flaccidaDC.
Melia arguta Zipp. (80)
normally grows about 50 ft. (15.2 m) in height and 2 ft. (0.6 m) in diameter. The plant
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
Pets (1)
favors old fields, abandoned lots, roadsides, disturbed areas, riparian habitats,
Chinaberry MeliaScientific
Poultry & Seafoods
floribundaSweet
australis Carriere
(67)
forests, upland grasslands, woodlands, natural forests, urban areas, wetlands,
Classification florida Salisb.
Melia azedarach f.
savannah, urban open spaces, wasteland, riparian corridors, road margins and Pulses and Beans umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
(16)
Scientific
Reviews
Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
(20)
prairies. The plant grows on a wide range of soils, but best growth is obtained on
azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
well-drained, deep, sandy loam while shallow gravelly soils. It tolerates shallow soils, acuminatissima Miq.
Rank Melia japonica
Scientific NameG.Don
& (Common
00:35 / 03:20
saline and strongly alkaline soils, but not very acid soils. The tree is often made Vegetables
of Melia
Name)azedarach var. (209)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
several smaller trunks because it is able to readily sprout from the roots. Bole is Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular
Melia javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
straight and cylindrical, without branches VEGETABLES
up to 10 meters. Stems can vary in RECIPE C.DC.
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Division Melia azedarach var.
coloration from olive-green and brown to a purplish red. Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
plants)
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
Melia azedarach var. incisa
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
Pets (1)
Chinaberry MeliaScientific
Poultry & Seafoods
floribundaSweet
australis Carriere
(67)
Classification florida Salisb.
Melia azedarach f.
Flowers Pulses and Beans
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
(16)
Scientific
Reviews
Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
(20)
Inflorescence occurs on a long, axillary panicle up to 20 cm long. Flowers are small,
azedarach Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
supplement (2)
acuminatissima Miq.
numerous, pink to lavender, star shaped and produce a delightful chocolate scent. It
Rank Melia japonica
Scientific NameG.Don
& (Common
00:35 / 03:20
Vegetables Melia azedarach var. (209)
Name)
is about 8 millimetres long, borne on the upper axils of the leaves. Sepals are 5-lobed, Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
1 cm long. Petals are 5-lobed, 0.9 cm long, pubescent. Staminal tube is deep purple Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Melia (Vascular
javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
blue, 0.5 cm long, 1 cm across. Petals areVEGETABLES
hairy. Flowering normally C.DC.
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Division Melia azedarach var.
between March to May. Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
plants)
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Spermatophytina
Miq.
Flower color Lavender or Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
purplish sempervirens
intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Flower Not showy; Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
characteristics fragrant; emerges Super Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
in clusters on 8” Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
long, branched Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
panicles Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Flowering Spring Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
subtripinnata Miquel
Fruit Azedarach commelini Medic.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
Fertile flowers are followed by round, ellipsoid berries about 1.5 centimeters long, 1794
Mak.
smooth, shining, but held together in clusters; with each berry containing 1-6 seeds Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
and remain on the tree after the leaves fall. Fruits are initially green turning to Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
yellowish at maturity, hanging on the tree all winter, and gradually becoming wrinkled
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
and almost white. Seed is solitary in each cell, pointed smooth and brown. They are incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
oblongoid, 3.5 mm long and 1.6 mm wide surrounded by pulp. Beverages Azedarach sempervirens
Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
(70)
longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Dairy (28)
Azedarach
Melia bukayunsempervirens
Royle f.
The plant produces much fruit, which is consumed by birds that disperse the seeds.
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
Melia candollei Juss.
The plant also reproduces vegetatively by forming root suckers, which allows it Essential
to OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
australasica (A.Juss.)
Melia chinensis SieboldKuntze
spread and form dense, thickets. The leaves fall in winters and the tree appearsFacts (2,041)
Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
naked except for the bunches of cherry-like fruits which, when ripe and lusciously
Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
golden, attract bulbuls and other birds in large numbers. FruitsAzedarach sempervirens var.
Melia cochinchinensis (403)
glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze
M.Roem.
Grains and Cereals (30)
Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
The plant has an average lifespan around 20 years. Fruits are poisonous to humans
Health & Beautyla Maza (468)
Melia commelini Medic. ex
and some other mammals but birds are able to eat the fruits and thus disperse Herbs
the and SpicesMelia
Steud.angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
Thonn.
seed through their droppings. Some reports suggest that ingesting 6–8 fruits can be
Medicines Melia composita Benth. (7)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
fatal to humans. Nutritional valueMelia composita Willd. (27)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex
Nuts and seeds Wall.
Melia dubia Cav. (57)
Melia australasica
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
ex Span.
Fruit length 1/3 to 3/4 inch Pets (1)
Chinaberry MeliaScientific
Poultry & Seafoods
australis
floribundaSweet
Carriere
(67)
Fruit covering Fleshy drupe
Classification Melia azedarach
Pulses and Beans
f.
florida Salisb.
(16)
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
Fruit color Yellow Scientific Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
Reviews (20)
Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
Closer-view-of-flowers-of-Chinaberry Dried-berries-of-Chinaberry
incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Melia australasica
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
ex Span.
Pets (1)
Chinaberry MeliaScientific
Poultry & Seafoods
australis
floribundaSweet
Carriere
(67)
Classification Melia azedarach
Pulses and Beans
f.
florida Salisb.
(16)
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Rank Melia japonica
Scientific NameG.Don
& (Common
00:35 / 03:20
Vegetables Melia azedarach var. (209)
Name)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Melia (Vascular
javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
C.DC.
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Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
plants)
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
sempervirens
intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Seeds-of-Chinaberry Sketch-of-Chinaberry Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Super Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Trunk-of-Chinaberry Twig-of-Chinaberry Melia azedarach var.
Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
1794
Mak.
Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Ventral-view-of-leaves-of-Chinaberry Young-trunk-of-Chinaberry
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
History Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Dairy (28)
Chinaberry tree is a nonnative tree in North America. It occurs throughout the Azedarach sempervirens f.
Melia bukayun Royle
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
southern United States north to Virginia and west to central California. It also occurs
Melia candollei Juss.
Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
in Utah, Oklahoma, Missouri and New York. It has been recommended for highway
australasica (A.Juss.)
Melia chinensis SieboldKuntze
Facts
planting in Nevada and may occur there. It also occurs in Hawaii and Puerto Rico. In (2,041)
Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
southern forests, its estimated cover is greatest in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi,
Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
Seed They are bitter, expectorant,
subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
anthelmintic and aphrodisiac and
Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria Moench,
are useful in helminthiasis, toosendan (Sieb.
1794
& Zucc.)
Mak.
typhoid fever, pain in the pelvic Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
region and scrofula umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
Seed oil Used as antiseptic for sores and CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
ulcers. incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
It is also used rheumatism and Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Dairy (28)
skin diseases such as ring worm Azedarach sempervirens f.
Melia bukayun Royle
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
and scabies.
Melia candollei Juss.
Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
Internally the oil is useful in australasica
Melia (A.Juss.)
chinensis SieboldKuntze
Facts (2,041)
malaria fever and leprosy Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
Paste of Fresh fruits and leaves It is given to cattle twice a day for
Fruits Azedarach sempervirens var.
Melia cochinchinensis (403)
2-3 days to treat gas trouble and glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze
M.Roem.
Grains and Cereals (30)
indigestion Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
Health & Beautyla Maza (468)
Melia commelini Medic. ex
Whole Plant Used to stimulate hair growth, Herbs and Spices Melia
Steud.angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
Thonn.
treat eruption of scalp Medicines Melia composita Benth. (7)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
Melia australasica
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
ex Span.
Pets (1)
Chinaberry MeliaScientific
Poultry & Seafoods
australis
floribundaSweet
Carriere
(67)
Classification Melia azedarach
Pulses and Beans
f.
florida Salisb.
(16)
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
Scientific
Reviews
Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
(20)
azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Rank Melia japonica
Scientific NameG.Don
& (Common
00:35 / 03:20
Vegetables Melia azedarach var. (209)
Name)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Melia (Vascular
javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
C.DC.
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Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
plants)
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia sempervirens
azedarach var.(L.) Sw.
phanérogames)
Melia
intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Super Order Rosanae
Melia
Melia azedarach
toosendan var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
flaccidaDC.
Melia arguta Zipp.
Diluted infusion of leaves and trees has been used in the past to induce uterus
Oils (80)
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
relaxation. Pets (1)
Chinaberry MeliaScientific
floribundaSweet
australis Carriere
Leaves are used in treatment of skin diseases, to kill worms of both man and
Poultry & Seafoods (67)
Classification florida Salisb.
Melia azedarach f.
domesticated animals. Pulses and Beans
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
(16)
Scientific
Reviews
Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
(20)
Twigs are used as toothbrush to prevent gum diseases.
azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
Extract obtained from the bark and the fruit is used to kill parasitic roundworms. acuminatissima Miq.
Melia japonica G.Don
Rank Scientific Name & (Common
00:35 / 03:20
Vegetables Melia azedarach var. (209)
For nervous headache, a poultice made from the leaves and flowers is used. Name)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Like Neem, the leaves bark, and fruit are insect repellent. Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta
Melia (Vascular
javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
Oil obtained from the seed is used in rheumatism. plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
It is used traditionally C.DC.
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problems, dandruff, gout, inflammation, etc. Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
Root and the bark are used as an anthelmintic, vermifuge, cathartic, emetic and Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
plants)
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
for intermittent fevers and dysentery. Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
sempervirens
For increased frequency and turbidity of urine, skin diseases, nausea, emesis, intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
asthma, gastroenteritis, giddiness, and vertigo, the dried stem bark is used. Melia azedarach var. japonica
Sub Class Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Decoction of the leaf is an anthelmintic, astringent and emetic. Super Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
An infusion of the bark is effective against ascariasis. Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
Apply its leaves juice in hair roots. Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Species Melia azedarach L.
Poultice of bark used in leprosy and scrofulous ulcers. Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Crushed leaves used as poultice for boils and sores. Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedara speciosa
C.DC.Rafin.
In Concan, juice of green fruit mixed with sulfur and curds, heated in a copper squamulosa
Azedaraca amenavar.
Raf.
pot, used as application for scabies and sores infested by maggots. Melia azedarach
subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
In the Tamil, Nadu area, paste of berries applied in leprosy. Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
Herbal combo of papaya leaf juice, malai vembu, and hill neem or common 1794
Mak.
neem has been given to dengue patients, the decoction taken twice daily for a Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
week. Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
Malai vembu juice also used for diabetes and chicken pox. CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
incisodentata Kuntze
In the Tamil, Nadu, paste of leaves and seeds applied locally to treat small pox, Melia birmanica Kurz
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
rheumatism, and skin diseases. Young twigs used as toothbrush. Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
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Valet. Kuntze
Dairy (28)
In Indo-China, it is used for typhoid fever and urinary retention. Azedarach sempervirens f.
Melia bukayun Royle
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
Oil used for syphilitic sores and indolent ulcers; also, for leprosy, suppurating Melia candollei Juss.
Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
scrofulous glands and rheumatism. australasica (A.Juss.)
Melia chinensis SieboldKuntze
Facts (2,041)
Fruit is used as purgative and emollient; useful for intestinal worms, urinary Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
affections and piles.
Fruits Azedarach sempervirens var.
Melia cochinchinensis (403)
glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze
M.Roem.
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water. Add alum and gargle with this to cure mouth ulcers. OR Boil leaves inSub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
water and use this as a mouth wash. This is very helpful in gingivitis. sempervirens
intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Piles: Extract leaves juice (5 ml) and drinks thrice a day. OR Take bark, cut in Melia azedarach var. japonica
Sub Class Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
pieces and put in a container till night then filter and get filtrate. Take 10 ml twice
Super Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
in a day for one month or take the bark of the plant, dry and make powder. Take
Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
5 gm. powder with old gur twice a day for ten days. Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Removal of internal parasites in Animals: About 25 -30 gm. leaves of Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
Chinaberry is given to the animal once in a day up to 3 days for removal of sempervirens L.
Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
internal parasites. Excess quantity is poisonous. Melia azedarach var.
Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Rheumatism: The oil contains sulfur in organic combination and is useful in skin
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
diseases and rheumatism. subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
Scabies, carbuncles and abscess, wounds: Leaves paste of Chinaberry is used Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria Moench,
toosendan (Sieb. & Zucc.)
1794
to cure wounds, scabies, carbuncles, and abscess. Mak.
Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
Sciatica: Take roots bark (10 gm.) and Chinaberry leaves (5-7) in water (400 ml)
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
and prepare decoction till water reduces to one fourth. Filter and drink twice a Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
day. CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
Skin diseases: Prepare a decoction of Chinaberry bark (10 gm.) in water (200
Beverages Azedarach sempervirens (70)
Melia bogoriensis Koord. f.
&
ml) till volume reduces to 50 ml. Filter and drink twice a day. OR The fruit paste is longifoliola
Valet. Kuntze
Dairy (28)
applied externally on skin allergy. OR Leaf, seeds, bark, and root boiled in oil are Azedarach
Melia sempervirens
bukayun Royle f.
Equipment subdentata Kuntze (5)
applied for treating skin disease. Melia candollei Juss.
Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
Vaginal and uterus infection: Boil leaves in water and washes private parts to australasica (A.Juss.)
Melia chinensis SieboldKuntze
Facts (2,041)
cure the infection. Azedarach sempervirens
Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
Foods dubia
Miq. (Cav.) Kuntze (228)
Recurrent Fever, Malaria: For chronic fever, take bark (5 gm.), Tulsi leaves and
Fruits Azedarach sempervirens var.
Melia cochinchinensis (403)
boil in water (200 ml) till water reduces to one fourth. Filter and drink twice a day. glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze
M.Roem.
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OR Extract its leaves juice and take 5 ml twice a day for a week. Azedarach vulgaris
Melia commelini Gomez de
Medic.
Health & Beautyla Maza (468)
Melia commelini Medic. ex
Herbs and Spices Melia
Steud.angustifolia Schum. &
(1,062)
It is used in cabinet making and in construction because of its resistance toOils flaccidaDC.
Melia arguta Zipp. (80)
termites. Pets
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Melia australasica ex Span.
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azedarach
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Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Melia japonica G.Don
Precautions
Rank Scientific Name & (Common
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Vegetables Melia azedarach var. (209)
Name)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
The fruit is somewhat poisonous. Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular
Melia javanicaPierre
biglandulosa M.Roem.
plants)
Ripe fruits are more toxic than green ones. Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
As little as six fruits C.DC.
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All parts of the plant contain toxins that can cause gastric tract irritation and Melia robusta Roxb.
glandulosa Pierre
Division Magnoliophyta (Flowering
degeneration of the liver and kidneys. Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
plants)
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
Plant should be used with caution, rather under the supervision of a qualified (spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
sempervirens
practitioner. intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Excess use may cause diarrhea, vomiting and symptoms of narcotic poisoning.
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Do not consume if you are suffering from spleen and stomach diseases dueSuper
to Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
cold. Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
High doses may cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, dyspnea, palpitations andGenus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
arrhythmia. Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
7-8 seeds prove toxic for adults and for the children the dose is even lower. Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
It is unsafe to use Chinaberry in pregnancy. It is contraindicated in pregnancy Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
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References: Chinaberry MeliaScientific
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Classification
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florida Salisb.
Melia azedarach f.
(16)
umbraculifera (G.W.Knox)
https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt? Scientific Name:
Melia
RehderguineensisMelia
G.Don
Reviews (20)
search_topic=TSN&search_value=29024#null
azedarach
supplement
Melia azedarach
Melia hasskarlii K.Koch
var.
(2)
acuminatissima Miq.
Rank Melia japonica
Scientific NameG.Don
& (Common
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Name)
Melia japonica
australasica var. DC.
(Juss.)
Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular
Melia javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
C.DC.
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Melia robusta Roxb.
Division glandulosa Pierre
Magnoliophyta (Flowering
Melia robusta Roxb. ex G.Don
plants)
Melia azedarach var. incisa
Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia
Melia azedarach
phanérogames) var.(L.) Sw.
sempervirens
intermedia (Mak.) Mak.
Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Super Order Rosanae
Melia toosendan
Melia azedarach var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
subtripinnata Miquel
http://www.floracatalana.net/melia-azedarach-l Azedarach commelini Medic.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
1794
Mak.
https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=MEAZ
Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
http://www.iucngisd.org/gisd/species.php?sc=636 Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
CATEGORIESumbraculiformis Hort.
Azedarach sempervirens f.
incisodentata Kuntze
Melia birmanica Kurz
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melia_azedarach
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Essential OIls Azedarach sempervirens var.(189)
http://floraofalabama.org/Plant.aspx?id=2657 australasica (A.Juss.)
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Melia chinensis Siebold exvar.
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https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/264429 Melia argentea Buch.-Ham.
Nutritional valueMelia composita Willd. (27)
Melia argentea Buch.-Ham. ex
Melia dubia Cav.
Nuts and seeds Wall. (57)
http://www.narc.gov.jo/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23936
Oils flaccidaDC.
Melia arguta Zipp. (80)
flaccida Zipp.Juss.
Melia australasica ex Span.
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Classification
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Scientific
Reviews
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Name)
Melia japonica
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Kingdom semperflorens
Plantae (Plants)Makino
http://www.tsusinvasives.org/home/database/melia-azedarach Melia azedarach var.
Subkingdom Tracheobionta (Vascular
Melia javanicaPierre
M.Roem.
biglandulosa
plants)
Melia azedarach
orientalis M.Roem.
Infrakingdom Melia
Streptophyta (landvar.plants)
glabrior
g
Infrakingdom Streptophyta (land plants)
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Sub Division Miq.
Spermatophytina
Melia sambucina Bl.
(spermatophytes, seed plants,
Melia sempervirens
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phanérogames)
Melia
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Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)
Melia sempervirens All., 1773
Sub Class Melia azedarach var. japonica
Rosidae
(G.Don) Mak. Roxb.
Melia superba
Super Order Rosanae
Melia
Melia azedarach
toosendan var.
Sieb.javanica
& Zucc.
Order Sapindales
Koord. & Valeton
Family Meliaceae (Mahogany family)
Melia azedarach var.
Genus Melia L. (melia)
sambucina (Bl.) Miq.
Species Melia azedarach L.
Melia azedarach var.
(Chinaberrytree)
sempervirens L.
Synonyms Antelaea javanica Gaertn.
Melia azedarach var.
https://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/51724/#b Azedara speciosa
squamulosa C.DC.Rafin.
Azedaraca amenavar.
Melia azedarach Raf.
subtripinnata Miquel
Azedarach commelini Medic.
Melia azedarach var.
Azedarach deleteria
toosendan (Sieb. Moench,
& Zucc.)
1794
Mak.
Azedarach odoratum
Melia azedarach var. Noronha
umbraculifera Knox & Sarg.
Azedarach sempervirens (L.)
Kuntze
Melia azedarach var.
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