ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Melia azedarach

Name author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)

A species in the Meliaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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01 / PLACE IN THE PLANT WORLD

Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Melia
Species: Melia azedarach
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1753

02 / CONNECT THE NAMES

Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Melia azedarach. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

45 synonyms in this snapshot

Azedara speciosaName author: Raf.
Azedarach commeliniName author: Medik.
Azedarach deleteriaName author: Medik.
Azedarach fraxinifoliaName author: Moench
Azedarach odoratumName author: Noronha
Azedarach sempervirensName author: (L.) Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirensName author: (L.) Otto & A.Dietr.
Azedarach sempervirens f. incisodentataName author: Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens f. longifoliolaName author: Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens f. subdentataName author: Kuntze
Azedarach sempervirens var. glabriorName author: Kuntze
Melia aethiopicaName author: Welw.
Melia angustifoliaName author: Schumach. & Thonn.
Melia argutaName author: DC.
Melia australasicaName author: Juss.
Melia australisName author: Sweet
Melia azedarach f. umbraculiferaName author: (G.W.Knox) Rehder
Melia azedarach var. australasicaName author: DC.
Melia azedarach var. glabriorName author: C.DC.
Melia azedarach var. intermediaName author: (Makino) Makino
Melia azedarach var. sempervirensName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
Melia azedarach var. subtripinnataName author: Miq.
Melia azedarach var. toosendanName author: (Siebold & Zucc.) Makino
Melia azedarach var. umbraculiferaName author: G.W.Knox
Melia bogoriensisName author: Koord. & Valeton
Melia bomboloName author: Welw.
Melia bukayunName author: Royle
Melia candolleiName author: Juss.
Melia chinensisName author: Siebold ex Miq.
Melia cochinchinensisName author: M.Roem.
Melia commeliniName author: Medik. ex Steud.
Melia compositaName author: Benth.
Melia flaccidaName author: Zipp. ex Span.
Melia floribundaName author: Carrière
Melia floridaName author: Salisb.
Melia guineensisName author: G.Don
Melia japonicaName author: G.Don
Melia japonica var. semperflorensName author: Makino
Melia javanicaName author: M.Roem.
Melia orientalisName author: M.Roem.
Melia robustaName author: Roxb. & G.Don
Melia sambucinaName author: Blume
Melia sempervirensName author: (L.) Sw.
Melia superbaName author: Roxb.
Melia toosendanName author: Siebold & Zucc.

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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