Chinaberry (Melia azedarach)

Chinaberry, a reference photo — Photo: O Tupinólogo · CC BY 4.0 (licence)

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, Meliaceae, that is native to Indomalaya and Australasia.

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Is it poisonous?

Toxic. Chinaberry; fruit especially Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Koelreuteria elegans
Koelreuteria bipinnata
Koelreuteria paniculata

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Melia
Species: Melia azedarach

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