EPPO Global Database

Melia azedarach(MEIAZ)

Overview
Code created in: 2002-07-19

Basic information
  • EPPO Code: MEIAZ
  • Preferred name: Melia azedarach
  • Authority: Linnaeus

Notes

Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (except Myanmar), Malesia (Sumatra, Java, Philippines), China (including Taiwan), New Guinea, Australia (except Tasmania). Cultivated as an ornamental (often street) tree in warmer countries (e.g. Mediterranean, Macaronesia). Introduced in Mediterranean region, Central Asia, Western Asia, Japan, Korea, Mali, Burkina Faso, Tchad, Sudan, Zaïre, East Africa and all southern Africa, USA (southern), Mexico, Central America, Caribbean, South America

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Other scientific names
Name Authority
Melia japonica G. Don
Melia sempervirens Swartz
Melia toosendam Siebold & Zuccarini

Common names
Name Language
bead tree English
China berry English
chinaberry tree English
Indian lilac English
Persian lilac English
pride of India English
seringa English
seringa English (ZA)
Texas umbrella tree English (US)
umbrella tree English
white cedar English
chinesischer Holunder German
indischer Zedrachbaum German
Paradiesbaum German
Paternosterbaum German
Perlenbaum German
persischer Flieder German
Zedarachbaum German
arbre à chapelets French
azédarach French
cornier des Indes French
faux sycomore French
laurier grec French
lilas de Perse French
lilas des Antilles French
lilas des Indes French
margousier French
patenôtre French
pater noster French
acederaque Spanish
agriaz Spanish
agrión Spanish
aleli Spanish
árbol de cuentas Spanish
árbol de los rosarios Spanish
árbol del paraíso Spanish (CL)
bolillero Spanish
canelo Spanish
cinamomo Spanish
falso sicomoro Spanish
jaboncillo Spanish
jacinta Spanish (PA)
jacinto Spanish
lilaya Spanish
lilo de China Spanish
lilo de Persia Spanish
mélia Spanish
mirabobo Spanish
paraíso Spanish (CL)
pasilla Spanish
rosareira Spanish
albero da rosari Italian
albero dei paternostri Italian
albero della pazienza Italian
perlaro Italian
sicomoro falso Italian
galbessen Dutch
paternosterboom Dutch
agrião Portuguese
amargoseira Portuguese
amargoseira-bastarda Portuguese
amargoseira-dos-himaláias Portuguese
árvore-dos-rosários Portuguese
árvore-santa Portuguese
azedaraque Portuguese
azufeifo Portuguese
cinamomo Portuguese (BR)
conteira Portuguese
falso-sicómoro Portuguese
jazmim-de-caiena Portuguese (BR)
lilás-das-índias Portuguese
mélia Portuguese
mélia-dos-himaláias Portuguese
sicómoro-bastardo Portuguese
zedrak Swedish
sendan Japanese
センダン Japanese
мелия азедарах Russian
tesbih ağacı Turkish
tespih ağacı Turkish
maksering Afrikaans
melie Albanian
gora nim Bengali
mahanim Bengali
хималайска мелия Bulgarian
amèlia Catalan
arbre de grau de Rosari Catalan
arbre del Paradis Catalan
arbre de sabonetes Catalan
arbre sant Catalan
gessamí d'Amèrica Catalan
lilà de las Índies Catalan
lilà de Pérsia Catalan
llesami d'Amèrica Catalan
mèlia Catalan
metzina Catalan
parenostre Catalan
rosarier Catalan
xuclamoro Catalan
liàn shǔ Chinese
楝属 Chinese
kok  Croatian
Perzijska očenašica Croatian
μελιά Greek
bakain Hindi
mahaneem Hindi
mindi kecil Indonesian
멀구슬나무 Korean
meol gu seul na mu Korean
mahanimbah Sanskrit
indijska lipovka Slovene