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Melia azedarach L.
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Family: Meliaceae
Sub-species:
Popular Names:
Sering (Afrikaans)
Seringa (English)
Persian lilac (English)
Syringa (English)
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Type plant: Trees
Variety:
Synonyms:
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Growth form:
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Woody
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Dimensions:
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Up to 23 m high.
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Diagnostics:
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Deciduous, spreading tree up to 23 m high; bark on young stems reddish-brown and smooth. Leaves: deep green, glossy above, turning yellow in autumn; odd-pinnate, leaflets serrated and sometimes lobed. Flowers: lilac, ± 10 mm long, with purplish central column, in large, terminal, heavily perfumed sprays, September-November. Fruits: berries, green turning yellow, thinly fleshy, becoming wrinkled and persisting after the leaves fall.
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Habitat:
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Savanna, roadsides, urban open space, wasteland, riverbanks.
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Flower time:
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September-November
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Flower color:
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Purple
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Flowers:
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Lilac, ± 10 mm long, with purplish central column, in large, terminal, heavily perfumed sprays.
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Fruit:
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Drupe - Green turning yellow, thinly fleshy, becoming wrinkled and persisting after the leaves fall.
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Thorns:
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None
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Leaf arrangement:
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Alternate - Deep green, glossy above, turning yellow in autumn; leaflets serrated and sometimes lobed.
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Foliage:
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Deciduous
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Trunk:
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Erect, straight, relatively short trunk; bark greyish, somewhat fissured.
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Poisonous:
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Yes - Leaves, bark, flowers, and especially the ripe fruits.
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Irritant:
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Yes - Flowers cause respiratory tract irritation.
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National tree no:
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X604
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Invasive status:
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Category 3: Declared invader (ornamentals), no new planting, trade or propagation is permitted
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Protected:
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No
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Endangered:
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No
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Human uses:
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Ornament, shade.
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Animal uses:
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Birds eat the fruits.
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