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Melia (plant)
''Melia'' is a genus of flowering trees in the family Meliaceae. The name is derived from μελία, the Greek name used by Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) for ''Fraxinus ornus'', which has similar leaves. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted three species: * ''Melia azedarach'' L. – chinaberry, Persian lilac, white cedar * ''Melia dubia'' Cav. * '' Melia volkensii'' Gürke Formerly placed here *''Azadirachta excelsa'' (Jack) M.Jacobs (as ''M. excelsa'' Jack) *''Azadirachta indica'' A.Juss. (as ''M. azadirachta'' L.) *'' Cipadessa baccifera'' (Roth) Miq. (as ''M. baccifera'' Roth) *'' Dysoxylum parasiticum'' (Osbeck) Kosterm. (as ''M. parasitica'' Osbeck) *''Sandoricum koetjape ''Sandoricum koetjape'', the santol, sentul, setun or cotton fruit, is a tropical fruit native to maritime Southeast Asia. Origin and distribution The santol is native to Malesia and New Guinea. It has been introduced to Indochina, Sri Lanka, In ...'' (Burm.f.) Merr. (as ''M. koetj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melia Azedarach
''Melia azedarach'', commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of India, bead-tree, Cape lilac, syringa berrytree, Persian lilac, Indian lilac, or white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family (biology), family, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalayan realm, Indomalaya and Australasian realm, Australasia. Description The fully grown tree has a rounded crown, and commonly measures tall, exceptionally . The leaves are up to long, alternate, long-petioled, two or three times compound (odd-pinnate); the leaflet (botany), leaflets are dark green above and lighter green below, with serrate margins. The flowers are small and fragrant, with five pale purple or lilac petals, growing in clusters. The fruit is a drupe, marble-sized, light yellow at maturity, hanging on the tree all winter, and gradually becoming wrinkled and almost white. ''Melia azedarach'' has a short lifespan, averaging about 20 years. Chemistry Italo et al. 2009 and Safithri and Sa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fraxinus Ornus
''Fraxinus ornus'', the manna ash or South European flowering ash, is a species of ''Fraxinus'' native to Southern Europe and Southwestern Asia, from Spain and Italy north to Austria and the Czech Republic, and east through the Balkans, Turkey, and western Syria to Lebanon and Armenia.Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins .Flora Europaea''Fraxinus ornus''/ref>Med-Checklist''Fraxinus ornus''/ref> Description ''Fraxinus ornus'' is a medium-sized deciduous tree growing to tall with a trunk up to 1 m diameter. The Bark (botany), bark is dark grey, remaining smooth even on old trees. The buds are pale pinkish-brown to grey-brown, with a dense covering of short grey hairs. The leaf, leaves are in opposite pairs, pinnate, long, with 5 to 9 leaflets; the leaflets are broad ovoid, long and broad, with a finely serrated and wavy margin, and short but distinct petiole (botany), petiolules long; the autumn colour is variable, yellow to purplish. The flowers ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melia (plant)
''Melia'' is a genus of flowering trees in the family Meliaceae. The name is derived from μελία, the Greek name used by Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) for ''Fraxinus ornus'', which has similar leaves. Species , Plants of the World Online accepted three species: * ''Melia azedarach'' L. – chinaberry, Persian lilac, white cedar * ''Melia dubia'' Cav. * '' Melia volkensii'' Gürke Formerly placed here *''Azadirachta excelsa'' (Jack) M.Jacobs (as ''M. excelsa'' Jack) *''Azadirachta indica'' A.Juss. (as ''M. azadirachta'' L.) *'' Cipadessa baccifera'' (Roth) Miq. (as ''M. baccifera'' Roth) *'' Dysoxylum parasiticum'' (Osbeck) Kosterm. (as ''M. parasitica'' Osbeck) *''Sandoricum koetjape ''Sandoricum koetjape'', the santol, sentul, setun or cotton fruit, is a tropical fruit native to maritime Southeast Asia. Origin and distribution The santol is native to Malesia and New Guinea. It has been introduced to Indochina, Sri Lanka, In ...'' (Burm.f.) Merr. (as ''M. koetj ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sandoricum Koetjape
''Sandoricum koetjape'', the santol, sentul, setun or cotton fruit, is a tropical fruit native to maritime Southeast Asia. Origin and distribution The santol is native to Malesia and New Guinea. It has been introduced to Indochina, Sri Lanka, India, northern Australia, Mauritius, and Seychelles. It is commonly cultivated throughout these regions and the fruits are seasonally abundant in the local and international markets. Botanical description There are two varieties of santol fruit, previously considered two different species, the yellow variety and the red. The difference is in the color that the older leaves turn before falling. The red appears to be more common and the reddish leaves mixed with the green ones add to the distinction and attractiveness of the tree. The fruits are often the size, shape and slightly fuzzy texture of peaches, with a reddish tinge. Both types have a skin that may be a thin peel to a thicker rind, according to the variety. It is often edible an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dysoxylum Parasiticum
''Epicharis parasitica'', commonly known as yellow mahogany, is a species of tree in the family Meliaceae; it grows primarily in tropical rainforests and is native to Taiwan, parts of Malesia, Papuasia, and northeast Queensland. Description ''Epicharis parasitica'' grows up to tall with a trunk diameter of up to . Buttresses may be present, growing up to tall and wide. The bark is yellowish to grey-brown, and smooth to flaky with scattered lenticels. The compound leaves are arranged spirally on the twigs and measure up to long with up to 19 leaflets. Leaflets are oblong to ovate in shape and up to long by wide, with about 14 lateral veins each side of the midrib. The inflorescence is a raceme up to long, growing from protrusions on the trunk of the tree in a process called cauliflory, or from woody branches (ramiflory). The sweetly scented flowers are white or cream with four petals. The white staminal tube measures about long and wide. The fruit is a globose red-br ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cipadessa Baccifera
''Cipadessa'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Meliaceae. ''Cipadessa'' is monotypic, with the single species ''Cipadessa baccifera''. The species is Endemism, endemic to Western Ghats of India and Sri Lanka. It is a host plant for many moth species. Description It is a small shrub with only 5m tall. Leaves compound, imparipinnate; lamina elliptic, apex acute to acuminate; base acute, cuneate or attenuate with entire margin. Flowers are white colored and show axillary panicles inflorescence. Fruit is a globose drupe with 5 pyrenes. Common names Source: *Hindi — Nalbila *Marathi — Ranabili, Gudmai *Tamil — Puilipan cheddi, Savattuchedi, *Malayalam — Kaipanarangi, Potti, Pulippanchedi *Kannada — Narsullu, Chitunde, Bettada Bevu, Karbe, Sidigolii, Chitunde, Adusoge *Urdu — Ranabili *Sinhala — Halbemiya (හල්බැමිය) References * * * Meliaceae Meliaceae genera Flora of China Flora of tropical Asia Monotypic Sapindales gener ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
