Melia azedarach

Classification	Dicots
Family	Meliaceae
Family (Traditional)	Meliaceae
Genus	Melia
Species:	Melia azedarach L.
Common Name	China Berry; Chinaberrytree; Hog Bush; Persian Lilac; Pride Of India
Growth Habit	tree
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: No; Woody Herbaceous: Woody; Invasive Rank: TN-IPC Emerging Threat; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: tree; Moisture Requirements: Xeric; Moisture Requirements: Sub-xeric; Moisture Requirements: Dry-mesic; Moisture Requirements: Mesic; Region of Origin: Asia; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: alternate; Leaf Complexity: compound; Leaf Dissection: 2; Leaf Dissection: 2.5; Leaf Dissection: 3; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: pinnate; Leaflet Margins: lobed; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 20+; Base Flower Color: Pink; Base Flower Color: Purple; Fruit Dehiscence: No; Fruit Type: Berry; Fruit Type: Drupe; Fruit Wet/Dry: Wet; Overall Flower Symmetry: Actinomorphic; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value	N/A
Status	Not Native; Invasive; AGCP (UPL), EMP (UPL) (NWPL); TN[SNA] (State Rank); GNR (Global Rank)
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Counties - Species Present

Ecoregions

Southeastern Plains
- Blackland Prarie
Blue Ridge Mountains
Ridge and Valley
Cumberland Plateau
Cumberland Mountains
Allegheny Plateau

Interior Plateau
- Bluegrass Region
- Nashville Basin
- Pennyroyal Karst Plain
- Western Highland Rim
- Eastern Highland Rim

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation
Melia azedarach var. umbraculifera	Melia azedarach var. umbraculifera Knox
Melia toosendan	Melia toosendan

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Bedford (TN), Bradley (TN), Hamilton (TN), Lake (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Tipton (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: MEM, MTSU, SWMT, UCHT, UOS

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1941 - 1992

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
MTSU014438	Bedford	Tennessee	09 Sep 1992	Kelly M. Skelton	MTSU Melia azedarach
SWMT02465	Lake	Tennessee	19 May 1941	Hes	SWMT Melia azedarach
SWMT02463		Tennessee	10 May 1957	Clara Ann Mormann	SWMT Melia azedarach
SWMT02464		Tennessee	29 Jun 1941	H. Quenichet	SWMT Melia azedarach
UCHT018019		Tennessee			UCHT Melia azedarach
N/A	Shelby	Tennessee	08 May 1959	Jerry Moser	UOS Melia azedarach
UCHT018021		Tennessee			UCHT Melia azedarach
UCHT018016	Hamilton	Tennessee			UCHT Melia azedarach
MTSU014440	Bradley	Tennessee	23 Oct 1982	Barry Chumley 36	MTSU Melia azedarach
MEM004404	Shelby	Tennessee	13 May 1970	Patrick E. Daugherty s.n.	MEM Melia azedarach
MTSU014436	Rutherford	Tennessee		Euple Ann Gilbert 14	MTSU Melia azedarach
MEM014509	Tipton	Tennessee	20 Jul 1968	Sarah J. Warrington 215	MEM Melia azedarach

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Melia azedarach

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