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Melia

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Meliaceae

Taxonomy
Melia was named by Linnaeus (1753). It is extant.

It was assigned to Ozinae by Dana (1851); and to Meliaceae by Jussieu (1789), Knowlton (1919) and Lakhanpal et al. (1976).

Species

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1753Melia Linnaeus
1789Melia Jussieu
1851Melia Dana p. 127
1919Melia Knowlton
1976Melia Lakhanpal et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomPlantae
phylumSpermatophyta
classAngiospermae
Rosids
Eurosids
RankNameAuthor
Malvids
orderSapindales
familyMeliaceaede Jussieu 1789
genusMelia

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Melia Linnaeus 1753
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Melia expulsa Cockerell 1908
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available