Meliaceae Juss.
Melia azedarach L. , legitimate, scientific
Linnaeus, C. (1 May 1753), Species Plantarum 1: 384 BHL [tax. nov.]
  • Type: "Habitat in Syria."
Brown, R. in Aiton, W.T. (1811), Hortus Kewensis Edn. 2, 3: 39 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1866), Fragmenta Phytographiae Australiae 5(37): 144 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (1882), Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 9 [secondary reference]
Mueller, F.J.H. von (December 1889), Second Systematic Census of Australian Plants: 16 BHL [secondary reference]
Holtze, M. (1892), Introduced plants in the Northern Territory. Transactions, proceedings and report, Royal Society of South Australia 15: 2 [secondary reference]
Domin, K. (1927), Beitrage zur Flora und Pflanzengeographie Australiens. Bibliotheca Botanica 22(89): 852 [secondary reference]
Black, J.M. (January 1948), Casuarinaceae-Euphorbiaceae. Flora of South Australia Edn. 2, 2: 501 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Chippendale, G.M. & Murray, L.R. (1963), Poisonous Plants of the Northern Territory: 6, 68, Fig. 35 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Jacobs, S.W.L. & Pickard, J. (1981), Plants of New South Wales: 145 [secondary reference]
Green, J.W. (1985), Census of the Vascular Plants of Western Australia Edn. 2: 105 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia dubia Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia composita Willd. legitimate
Bennett, E.M. in Marchant, N.G., Wheeler, J.R., Rye, B.L., Bennett, E.M., Lander, N.S. & Macfarlane, T.D. (1987), Meliaceae. Flora of the Perth Region 1: 476 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia azedarach var. australasica (A.Juss.) C.DC. legitimate common name: Cape Lilac [n/a] common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Dunlop, C.R. (1987), Checklist of the Vascular Plants of the Northern Territory. Technical Report: Conservation Commission of the Northern Territory 26: 47 [secondary reference]
Taylor, M.J. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (1990), Meliaceae. Flora of New South Wales 2: 279, pl. 19 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Koch, B.L. in Wheeler, J.R. (ed.) (1992), Meliaceae. Flora of the Kimberley Region: 663, Fig. 205C [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia dubia Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia composita Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia azedarach var. australasica (A.Juss.) C.DC. legitimate common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Christophel, D.C. & Hyland, B.P.M. in Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Leaf Atlas of Australian Tropical Rain Forest Trees. Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system: 10, 35, 149, pl. 87(b), Code 105 [secondary reference]
Du Puy, D.J. (1993), Meliaceae. Flora of Australia 50: 298 [secondary reference]
common name: Wyndet [n/a] common name: White Cedar [n/a] common name: Persian Lilac [n/a] common name: Mindi Kechil [n/a] common name: Bead Tree [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 1: 95, 122, 173, Code 105 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a] common name: Tulip Cedar [n/a] common name: Persian Lilac [n/a] common name: Karabil [n/a] common name: China Berry [n/a] common name: Cape Lilac [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M. & Whiffin, T.P. (1993), Australian tropical rain forest trees: an interactive identification system 2: 247, Code 105 [secondary reference]
Robson, Peter J. (1993), Checklist of Australian Trees: alphabetical listings of common and scientific names: - [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a] common name: Umbrella Cedar [n/a] common name: Tulip Cedar [n/a] common name: Texas Umbrella Tree [n/a] common name: Persian Lilac [n/a] common name: Chinaberry [n/a] common name: Cape Lilac [n/a]
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Fruits of the Rainforest: 186-187, Fig. 380 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a] common name: Persian Lilac [n/a]
Green, P.S. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (1994), Norfolk Island & Lord Howe Island. Flora of Australia 49: 247 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Hyland, B.P.M., Gray, B. & Elick, R.W. in Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (1994), Appendix I: Provisional Species List. Fruits of the Rainforest: 307 [secondary reference]
Hyland, B.P.M., Whiffin, T.P., Christophel, D.C., Gray, B., Elick, R.W. & Ford, A.J. (1999), Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs. Australian tropical rain forest trees and shrubs: 73 [secondary reference]
Taylor, M.J. & Harden, G.J. in Harden, G.J. (ed.) (2002), Meliaceae. Flora of New South Wales Revised Edition 2: 328 [secondary reference]
common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Jessup, L.W. (2003), Flora of South-eastern Queensland Volume 1 Changes to names or status of taxa: - [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia azedarach var. australasica (A.Juss.) C.DC. legitimate
Cooper, W.E. & Cooper, W.T. (2004), Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest: 292 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia dubia Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia australasica A.Juss. legitimate common name: Persian Lilac [n/a]
Council of Heads of Australasian Herbaria (2007), Australian Plant Census: - APC [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia dubia Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia composita Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia australis Sweet nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Melia australis Sweet ex G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia australasica A.Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia azedarach var. australasica (A.Juss.) C.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Azedarach sempervirens var. australasica (A.Juss.) Kuntze legitimate misapplication: Melia composita Willd. legitimate by Bentham, G. (30 May 1863), Flora Australiensis 1: 380
  • APC Dist.: WA (native and naturalised), ChI (naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), NI (naturalised), Vic (naturalised)
Floyd, A.G. (2008), Rainforest Trees of Mainland South-eastern Australia Edn. 2: 221 (fig.)-222 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia dubia Cav. legitimate common name: Persian Lilac [n/a] common name: White Cedar [n/a]
Mabberley, D.J. in Wilson, A.J.G. (ed.) (2013), Meliaceae. Flora of Australia 26: 11-13, Plate 3, Fig. 2 [secondary reference]
taxonomic synonym: Melia dubia Cav. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia composita Willd. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia australis Sweet nom. inval., nom. nud. taxonomic synonym: Melia australis Sweet ex G.Don legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia australasica A.Juss. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Melia azedarach var. australasica (A.Juss.) C.DC. legitimate taxonomic synonym: Azedarach sempervirens var. australasica (A.Juss.) Kuntze legitimate common name: Cape Lilac [n/a] common name: Persian Lilac [n/a] common name: White Cedar [n/a]