Meliaceae ( Latin Meliaceae ) - a family of dicotyledonous flowering plants, included in the order Sapindotsvetnye . Its representatives are mainly trees and shrubs , but there are also several herbaceous plants.
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Meliaceae Juss. (1789), nom. cons. | |||||||||||||||||
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Melia L. - Melia | |||||||||||||||||
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These are plants with cirrus leaves without stipules and bisexual flowers collected in panicles, complex umbrellas or brushes. Most species are evergreens, but there are deciduous plants that drop their foliage in the dry season or winter. The family includes about 50 genera and 550 species, distributed mainly in tropical areas. Representatives of the genus Toona are common in temperate regions: Northern China , South and Southeast Australia . Representatives of the genus Melia can grow even further north.
Content
- 1 Use
- 2 birth
- 3 notes
- 4 References
Usage
Langsat ( Lansium domesticum ) and Santol ( Sandoricum koetjape ) are cultivated in many tropical countries for their edible fruits. Indian Azadirachta ( Azadirachta indica ) has a variety of medical uses and serves as a source of insecticides . Other members of the family provide fatty and essential oils, alkaloids ( carapin , naregamine , etc.), valuable wood, etc.
Childbirth
- Aglaia Lour. - Aglaya
- Anthocarapa pierre
- Aphanamixis blume
- Astrotrichilia ( Harms ) TDPenn. & Styles - Astrotrichilia
- Azadirachta A.Juss. - Azadirahta
- Cabralea A.Juss.
- Calodecaryia J.-F.Leroy
- Capuronianthus J.-F.Leroy
- Carapa aubl .
- Cedrela P. Browne - Zestrel
- Chisocheton Blume - Hizoheton
- Chukrasia A.Juss.
- Cipadessa blume
- Dysoxylum Blume - Dizoxylum
- Ekebergia Sparrm.
- Entandrophragma C.DC. - Entandrofragma
- Guarea F. Allam. - Guarea
- Heckeldora pierre
- Heynea Roxb. ex sims
- Humbertioturraea J.-F.Leroy
- Khaya A.Juss. - Haya
- Lansium Corrêa - Lansium
- Lepidotrichilia ( Harms ) J.-F.Leroy
- Lovoa Harms - Lovoa
- Malleastrum ( Baill. ) J.-F.Leroy
- Melia L. - Melia
- Munronia Wight
- Neobeguea J.-F.Leroy
- Nymania Lindb. - Nimania
- Owenia F. Muell .
- Pseudobersama Verdc.
- Pseudocedrela harms
- Pterorhachis harms
- Reinwardtiodendron Koord.
- Ruagea H. Karst.
- Sandoricum Cav.
- Schmardaea H. Karst.
- Soymida A.Juss.
- Sphaerosacme Wall. ex M.Roem.
- Swietenia Jacq. - The witches
- Synoum A.Juss.
- Toona ( Endl. ) M. Roem.
- Trichilia P. Browne - Trachilia
- Turraea L. - Turrea
- Turraeanthus Baill.
- Vavaea Benth. - Vaveya
- Walsura Roxb.
- Xylocarpus J. Koenig - Xylocarpus
Notes
- ↑ For the conventionality of indicating the class of dicotyledons as a superior taxon for the plant group described in this article, see the APG Systems section of the Dicotyledonous article .