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Melia azedarach
(Meliaceae)

Chinaberry, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, Sichuan pagoda tree, margosa tree, pride of India, pride-of-India, syringa berrytree, white cedar

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Melia azedarach is native to Asia. 


Species description or overview

Information about Melia azedarach from IUCN's ISSG/GISD
Information about Gymnocephalus cernuus is available from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD) (a product of IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group [ISSG]).

Melia azedarach information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Melia azedarach information from PIER
Information on Melia azedarach as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).

Melia azedarach description and ecology from GISD (ISSG)
A species description and information about the ecology of Melia azedarach as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) fact sheet
Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.

Melia azedarach information from "Common forest trees of Hawaii" View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach is presented with respect to this species being a forest tree in Hawaii. The information on this site is from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA's) 1989 publication by Little and Skolmen entitled "Common forest trees of Hawaii (native and introduced)."


Taxonomy & nomenclature

GRIN nomenclature info for Melia azedarach
Nomenclatural information about Melia azedarach is provided by USDA/ARS/NGRP/GRIN.

Melia azedarach information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Melia azedarach--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Melia azedarach information from ITIS
The Integrated Taxonomic Information System ITIS provides authoritative taxonomic information on Melia azedarach, as well as other plants, animals, fungi, and microbes of North America and the world.

IPNI nomenclature info for Melia azedarach
Nomenclatural information about Melia azedarach is provided by The International Plant Names Index (IPNI).


Pest alerts

Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) fact sheet
Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.


Impacts

Melia azedarach (Meliaceae): species information from GCW
Information on Melia azedarach as relevant to Pacific Islands is provided by the Global Compendium of Weeds (GCW).

Melia azedarach impact information from GISD (ISSG)
Impact information regarding Melia azedarach as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Risk assessments

Melia azedarach weed risk assessment for Hawaii-Pacific
Results of a weed risk assessment for Melia azedarach for the Hawaii-Pacific region are presented by the Hawaii-Pacific Weed Risk Assessment team.


Control methods

Melia azedarach information from CTAHR (Motooka et al.) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach from "Weeds of Hawaii's pastures and natural areas: an identification and management guide" (Motooka et al. 2003) is provided by the University of Hawaii's College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (CTAHR).

Melia azedarach management information from GISD (ISSG)
Management information for Melia azedarach as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).

Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) fact sheet
Chinaberry (Melia azedarach) description, habitat, biology, and management options are provided by Plant Conservation Alliance's Alien Plant Working Group.


Images

Images of Melia azedarach (Meliaceae) (Chinaberry)
Links to high-resolution free images of Melia azedarach (Meliaceae) (Chinaberry) by Forest & Kim Starr (USGS) are available here.

Melia azedarach information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Melia azedarach in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Melia azedarach images from PIER
Images of Melia azedarach provided by the Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk project (PIER).


Distribution

Melia azedarach information from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Melia azedarach in Hawaii is available from the Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands.

Melia azedarach information from the Smithsonian's Flora of the Hawaiian Islands
Information about Melia azedarach--including nomenclature and synonymy, and status and distribution in Hawaii--is provided by the "Flora of the Hawaiian Islands" website of the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History. Links from this page include descriptive information about the species, as well as worldwide distributional information and general information about the genus.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy (2000) View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
The status of invasive plants, vertebrates, arthropods, molluscs, and crustaceans, and options for a regional invasive species strategy for the South Pacific are presented in this series of articles from the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme, 2000.

Melia azedarach worldwide distribution from GISD (ISSG)
Worldwide distribution information about Melia azedarach is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants
Perry, Frances and Roy Hay. 1982. A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants. Ward Lock Limited, Great Britain. 136 pp. illus. ISBN: 0-442-26859-9.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)
Langeland, K.A., H.M. Cherry, C.M. McCormick, and K.A. Craddock Burks. 2008. Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition). The University of Florida IFAS Communication Services (Gainesville). 193+ pp. illus. ISBN: 978-0-916287-70-2.


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research
Stone, Charles P., Clifford W. Smith, and J. Timothy Tunison (eds.) . 1992. Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research. Honolulu: University of Hawaii Cooperative National Park Resources Studies Unit. ISBN: 0-8248-1474-6.

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy
South Pacific Regional Environmental Programme (SPREP). Sherley, Greg (ed.) . 2000. Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy. Apia, Samoa: South Pacific Regional Environment Programme. ISBN: 982-04-0214-X.

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide
Motooka, Philip, Luisa Castro, Duane Nelson, Guy Nagai, and Lincoln Ching. 2003. Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide. College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawaii--Manoa), Honolulu. 184 pp. color illus. ISBN: 1-929325-14-2.

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida
Langeland, K.A. and R.L. Stocker. (1997-)2001. Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida. SP 242, one of a series of the Department of Agronomy, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. First printed: 1997. Revised: April, 2001.


Experts

Melia azedarach contacts from GISD (ISSG)
Contact information for experts on Melia azedarach as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


Other resources

Melia azedarach references from GISD (ISSG)
References regarding Melia azedarach as an invasive species is provided from the Global Invasive Species Database (GISD). GISD was created and is maintained by IUCN's Invasive Species Specialist Group (ISSG).


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