Melia | |
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Melia azedarach | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Meliaceae |
Genus: |
Melia L. |
Type species | |
Melia azedarach L. |
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Species | |
See text |
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Synonyms | |
Antelaea Gaertn. |
See text
Antelaea Gaertn.
Azedarach Mill.
Zederachia Heist. ex Fabr.
Melia is a genus of flowering trees in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. The name is derived from μηλια, the Greek name used by Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) for Fraxinus ornus, which has similar leaves.