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Chinaberrytree

Melia azedarach

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About

The Chinaberrytree (Melia azedarach) is a species in the genus Melia. Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and high.

Habitat & Distribution

Found across multiple habitat types including flooded grasslands and savannas, deserts and xeric shrublands, and montane grasslands and shrublands spanning the Afrotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Widely distributed across Africa (39 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (11 countries).

🇦🇫 Afghanistan 🇦🇱 Albania 🇦🇴 Angola 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda 🇦🇷 Argentina 🇦🇲 Armenia 🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇸 Bahamas 🇧🇭 Bahrain 🇧🇧 Barbados 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇧🇿 Belize 🇧🇹 Bhutan 🇧🇴 Bolivia 🇧🇦 Bosnia and Herzegovina 🇧🇼 Botswana 🇧🇷 Brazil 🇧🇳 Brunei 🇧🇫 Burkina Faso 🇨🇻 Cabo Verde 🇰🇭 Cambodia 🇨🇲 Cameroon 🇹🇩 Chad 🇨🇱 Chile 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇩 Congo (DRC) 🇨🇬 Congo (Republic) 🇨🇷 Costa Rica 🇨🇮 Cote d'Ivoire 🇭🇷 Croatia 🇨🇺 Cuba 🇨🇾 Cyprus 🇩🇯 Djibouti 🇩🇲 Dominica 🇩🇴 Dominican Republic 🇪🇨 Ecuador 🇪🇬 Egypt 🇪🇷 Eritrea 🇸🇿 Eswatini 🇪🇹 Ethiopia 🇫🇯 Fiji 🇫🇷 France 🇬🇭 Ghana 🇬🇷 Greece 🇬🇹 Guatemala 🇬🇳 Guinea 🇬🇾 Guyana 🇭🇹 Haiti 🇭🇳 Honduras 🇮🇷 Iran 🇮🇶 Iraq 🇮🇱 Israel 🇮🇹 Italy 🇯🇲 Jamaica 🇯🇴 Jordan 🇰🇿 Kazakhstan 🇰🇪 Kenya 🇱🇧 Lebanon 🇱🇸 Lesotho 🇱🇾 Libya 🇲🇬 Madagascar 🇲🇼 Malawi 🇲🇱 Mali 🇲🇹 Malta 🇲🇭 Marshall Islands 🇲🇷 Mauritania 🇲🇺 Mauritius 🇲🇽 Mexico 🇫🇲 Micronesia 🇲🇿 Mozambique 🇳🇦 Namibia 🇳🇷 Nauru 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇳🇮 Nicaragua 🇳🇪 Niger 🇳🇬 Nigeria 🇵🇼 Palau 🇵🇦 Panama 🇵🇬 Papua New Guinea 🇵🇾 Paraguay 🇵🇭 Philippines 🇵🇹 Portugal 🇷🇼 Rwanda 🇻🇨 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 🇼🇸 Samoa 🇸🇹 Sao Tome and Principe 🇸🇳 Senegal 🇸🇧 Solomon Islands 🇸🇴 Somalia 🇿🇦 South Africa 🇪🇸 Spain 🇸🇩 Sudan 🇸🇷 Suriname 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇸🇾 Syria 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇹🇿 Tanzania 🇹🇭 Thailand 🇹🇴 Tonga 🇹🇳 Tunisia 🇹🇷 Turkey 🇺🇬 Uganda 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇺🇾 Uruguay 🇻🇪 Venezuela 🇾🇪 Yemen 🇿🇲 Zambia 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe

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Names in Other Languages

Spanish acederaque
French Lilas des Indes
German indischer Zedrachbaum
Portuguese amargoseira

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the scientific name of Chinaberrytree?
The scientific name of Chinaberrytree is Melia azedarach. It belongs to the genus Melia.
Where does Chinaberrytree live?
Chinaberrytree is found in Widely distributed across Africa (39 countries), Asia (19 countries), Europe (13 countries), North America (17 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (10 countries), and South America (11 countries).. Countries include Afghanistan, Albania, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Bahamas, Bahrain, Barbados.
What family does Chinaberrytree belong to?
Chinaberrytree (Melia azedarach) belongs to the genus Melia, which is part of the taxonomic family Meliaceae.
What kingdom does Chinaberrytree belong to?
Chinaberrytree (Melia azedarach) belongs to the kingdom Plantae (Plants).

Native Range — 109 Countries

Genus Melia — 1 Species

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Chinaberrytree
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