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Common name: Chinaberrytree, Carolina mahogany, umbrella tree, pride of India, white cedar, Persian lilac
 
Common name: Chinaberrytree, Carolina mahogany, umbrella tree, pride of India, white cedar, Persian lilac
 
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''M. azedarach'' occurs in ecosystems such as pine-oak forests, pine-oak-beech-magnolia woods, bottomland woodlands, floodplain forests, streambanks, river sandbars, marshy shores, and coastal spits. It will also readily grow in areas with soil disturbance such as fields, vacant lots, forest edges, ruderal areas, ditches, fencerows, and roadsides. ''M. azedarach'' can tolerate dry to wet conditions, and it is often found in sand or sandy loam.<ref name = fsu> Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, George R. Cooley, J. P. Gillespie, Robert K. Godfrey, Walter Kittredge, Gary R. Knight, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, Richard S. Mitchell, J. B. Nelson, Dana Sakole, Kenneth A. Wilson, and Carroll E. Wood Jr. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Citrus, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla.</ref>
 
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Latest revision as of 12:14, 19 June 2023

Melia azedarach
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Melia azedarac
Species: M. azedarach
Binomial name
Melia azedarach
Linnaeus
MELI AZED dist.JPG
Natural range of Melia azedarach from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: Chinaberrytree, Carolina mahogany, umbrella tree, pride of India, white cedar, Persian lilac

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms: none[1]

Varieties: none[1]

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

M. azedarach occurs in ecosystems such as pine-oak forests, pine-oak-beech-magnolia woods, bottomland woodlands, floodplain forests, streambanks, river sandbars, marshy shores, and coastal spits. It will also readily grow in areas with soil disturbance such as fields, vacant lots, forest edges, ruderal areas, ditches, fencerows, and roadsides. M. azedarach can tolerate dry to wet conditions, and it is often found in sand or sandy loam.[2]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 Weakley, A.S. 2020. Flora of the Southeastern United States. Edition of 20 October 2020. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
  2. Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, George R. Cooley, J. P. Gillespie, Robert K. Godfrey, Walter Kittredge, Gary R. Knight, Karen MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, Richard S. Mitchell, J. B. Nelson, Dana Sakole, Kenneth A. Wilson, and Carroll E. Wood Jr. States and counties: Florida: Calhoun, Citrus, Franklin, Gulf, Hamilton, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Lake, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla.