Nomenclature

Melia L., Sp. Pl. 1: 384. 1753. Gen. Pl., ed. 5, 182. 1754. Azedarach P. Miller, Gard. Dict. Abr. ed. 4. 1754 (also spelled “Azedarc,” “Azedara,” and “Azedaraca”), nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). Zederachia Heister ex Fabricius, Enum. 221. 1759, nom. illeg. (Art. 52.1). LECTOTYPE: Melia azedarach L., designated by Britton (1918).

List of Melia Species

References to Melia

• Alexander, E. J. 1927 . Melia azedarach. Addisonia 12: 17-8.
• Bost, R. W.; Fore, D. 1935 . The chemical composition of the China berry (Melia azedarach). J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 51: 134-42.