Persian Lilac
Melia azedarach
Also known as Bastard Cedar, Bead tree, Indian lilac, Persian lilac, Pride of India, White Cedar
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About Persian Lilac
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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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Melia azedarach
- Genus
- Melia
- Family
- MELIACEAE
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- W.Himalayas
- Distribution
- Himalayas, India, Myanmar, China, Pakistan, Iran, Turkey, Africa, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-September
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- Bakain बकैन, बकायन
- Nepali
- बकेनु Bakenu, बकाइनो Bakaaino, महानीम Mahaaneem
- Bengali
- Bakarjam, ঘোড়ানিম
- Tamil
- காட்டு வேம்பூ Kattu vembhu, 12.தோழிக்குரைத்த பத்து
- Kannada
- ಕಾಡು ಬೇವು
- Malayalam
- ശീമവേപ്പ്
- Marathi
- Bakan-nimb बकाणनिंब, बकान नीम, बकाणनिंब
Botanical family
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Persian Lilac belongs to the Meliaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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