Melia azedarach

Melia azedarach
Leaves, flowers, and fruit
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Melia
Species:	M. azedarach
Binomial name
Melia azedarach L.
Synonyms
Azedara speciosa Raf. Azedarach commelinii Medik. Azedarach deleteria Medik. Azedarach fraxinifolia Moench Azedarach odoratum Noronha Azedarach sempervirens Kuntze Azedarach sempervirens var. glabrior (C.DC.) Kuntze Azedarach sempervirens f. incisodentata Kuntze Azedarach sempervirens f. longifoliola Kuntze Azedarach sempervirens f. subdentata Kuntze Melia azedarach var. intermedia (Makino) Makino Melia azedarach var. subtripinnata Miq. Melia azedarach var. toosendan (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino Melia bukayun Royle Melia cochinchinensis M.Roem. Melia commelini Medik. ex Steud. Melia composita Benth. Melia florida Salisb. Melia guineensis G.Don Melia japonica G.Don Melia japonica var. semperflorens Makino Melia orientalis M.Roem. Melia sambucina Blume Melia sempervirens Sw. Melia toosendan Siebold & Zucc.

Melia azedarach, commonly known by many names, including chinaberry tree,Pride of India,bead-tree, Cape lilac,syringa berrytree,Persian lilac, and Indian lilac, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.