Meliaceae - Wikipedia
网页Meliaceae, the mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarpous, [2] apparently bisexual (but actually mostly cryptically unisexual) flowers borne in panicles ...
Meliaceae | Tropical Trees, Evergreen, Mahogany | Britannica
网页Meliaceae, the mahogany family of flowering plants (order Sapindales), comprising 51 genera and about 575 species of trees and (rarely) shrubs, native to tropical and subtropical regions. Most members of the family have large compound leaves, with the leaflets arranged in the form of a feather, and.
Melia (plant) - Wikipedia
网页Melia is a genus of flowering trees in the family Meliaceae. [3] . The name is derived from μελία, the Greek name used by Theophrastus (c. 371 – c. 287 BC) for Fraxinus ornus, [4] which has similar leaves. [5] Species. As of March 2023, Plants of the World Online accepted three species: [2]
Sapindales - Tropical Trees, Soapberry Family, Evergreen
网页Melia azedarach (chinaberry, or China tree), a Himalayan tree, is widely grown as an ornamental and is particularly common in the southeastern United States. It has clusters of fragrant lilac-coloured flowers and attractive but poisonous yellow berries. Rutaceae. Lime (Citrus aurantifolia).
American Journal of Botany - Botanical Society of America
网页2020年1月5日 · The mahogany family, Meliaceae (Sapindales) comprises 702 species within 53 genera of trees and shrubs (Koenen et al., 2015), many of which are highly valuable timbers such as Swietenia (mahogany) Jacq. and Cedrela P. Browne in the Neotropics, as well as Khaya Juss and Entandrophragma C. DC. in Africa.
Meliaceae - SpringerLink
网页2023年5月3日 · This moderate-sized family (51 genera, (640?–) 700 species) contains several important timber trees (esp. Swietenia, “Mahogany”, but species of many other genera used as well), and some species are valued for their edible fruits, their oily seeds or their bitter bark is used for tanning or medicinally.
Exploring research trends and priorities of genus Melia
网页2024年3月15日 · Tree species of Meliaceae are known for their timber and Meliaceae family is also known as Mahagony family. The name is based on the Mahogany (Swietenia sp.) wood in well-known in international...
Biogeography of Neotropical Meliaceae: geological connections, fossil ...
网页2021年12月10日 · The mahogany family, Meliaceae, comprises woody plants widely distributed throughout the tropics and subtropics, occurring occasionally in temperate zones. With ca. 740 species in 58 genera (Table 1 and references therein), Meliaceae is a medium-sized family in Sapindales.
Melia azedarach L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
网页This species is accepted. The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & E. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food, has environmental uses and social uses and for fuel and food.
Melia azedarach L. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science
网页Melia azedarach. The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to N. & E. Australia. It is a tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is has environmental uses and social uses, as animal food, a poison, a medicine and invertebrate food and for fuel and food.