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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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Species description or overview

Melia azedarach as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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).

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.


Taxonomy & nomenclature

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

ITIS nomenclature info for Melia azedarach
Nomenclatural information about Melia azedarach is provided by ITIS.

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 as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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).


Control methods

Melia azedarach as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).

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.

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Melia azedarach
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

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


Voucher specimens

Images of voucher specimens for Melia azedarach from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA)
Images of voucher specimens of Melia azedarach from the herbarium of Kalaupapa National Historical Park (Molokai, Hawaii, USA) are available online.


Distribution

Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands info for Melia azedarach
Smithsonian Flora of the Hawaiian Islands (Wagner, W. L., D. R. Herbst, and D. H. Lorence. 2005-. Flora of the Hawaiian Islands website. http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/pacificislandbiodiversity/hawaiianflora/index.htm [accessed Apr 2006])

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 as a weed in Hawaii View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Information about Melia azedarach as a weed in Hawaii is presented by the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources (University of Hawai).


Cited as invasive (on a list)

2007 FLEPPC invasive plant list View info about Adobe Acrobat PDF format
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council's 2007 List of Invasive Plant Species focus includes adverse effects exotic pest plants have on Florida's biodiversity and plant communities.


Books

A field guide to tropical and subtropical plants  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Identification and biology of nonnative plants in Florida's natural areas (second edition)  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Full-text articles

Alien plant invasions in native ecosystems of Hawaii: Management and research  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Invasive species in the Pacific: A technical review and draft regional strategy  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Weeds of Hawaii's Pastures and Natural Areas: An Identification and Management Guide  new posting 
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. ISSN: (unknown or N/A).

Control of non-native plants in natural areas of Florida  new posting 
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. ISBN: (unknown or N/A). ISSN: (unknown or N/A).


Bibliography

References for Melia azedarach
Bibliographic references for Melia azedarach are provided by HEAR.


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