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Melia azedarach

species of plant
Taxon taxon Q162171
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Summary

Melia azedarach is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.46% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (6,780 views/month, #891 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Instance of: medicinal plant[3]
  • Taxon rank: species[4]
  • IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
  • Parent taxon: Melia[6]
  • Taxon name: Melia azedarach[7]
  • Has use: medicinal plant[8], food[9], wood[10], building material[11]
  • Commons category: Melia azedarach[12]
  • Topic's main category: Category:Melia azedarach[13]
  • Commons gallery: Melia azedarach[14]
  • External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[15]
  • Described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng[16], Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[17], Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 43(3)[18]
  • Taxon synonym: Melia toosendan[19]
  • GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=23936[20]
  • This taxon is source of: Melia azedarach root bark[21]
  • Short name: M. azedarach[22]
  • Taxon common name: Chinaberrytree[23], 楝[24], 苦楝樹[25], 苦苓[26], 苦楝[27], 紫花树[28], 金铃子[29], 楝树[30], 森树[31], 苦楝皮[32], 川楝子[33], 獾油[34], 楝（楝树、苦楝）[35], 川楝（川楝树）[36]

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Identifiers

Melia azedarach's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 155640[37]. Melia azedarach's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 581918[38]. Melia azedarach's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 5914287[39]. Melia azedarach's ITIS TSN is recorded as 29024[40].

Why It Matters

Melia azedarach has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[41] It is known by 116 alternative names across languages and contexts.[42]

Related Entities

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

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Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [41] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [42] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Dactylantha · 2026-09-19 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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