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Meliaceae (mahogany)

Angiospermae - Sapindales - Meliaceae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1789Meliaceae de Jussieu
1919Meliaceae Knowlton
1941Meliaceae MacGinitie
1961Meliaceae Chandler p. 203
2000Meliaceae Mabberley
2008Meliaceae Taylor et al. p. 1029
2016Meliaceae The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group p. 18

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

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.

Fm. Meliaceae de Jussieu 1789 [mahogany]
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G. Aglaia Loureiro 1790
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†Aglaia nepalensis Prasad et al. 1999
†Aglaia siwalica Prasad et al. 2017
G. †Aglaioxylon Trivedi and Srivastava 1982
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†Aglaioxylon mandlaense Trivedi and Srivastava 1982
G. Amoora Roxburgh 1819
G. †Amooroxylon Bande and Prakash 1984
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†Amooroxylon deccanensis Bande and Prakash 1984
G. Aphanamixis Blume
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†Aphanamixis bhikhnathoriensis Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
G. Azadirachta de Jussieu 1830
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Azadirachta indica de Jussieu 1832 [neem tree]
G. Beddomea Hooker
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†Beddomea palaeoindica Antal and Prasad 1998
G. Carapa Aublet 1775
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†Carapa eolignitica Berry 1916
†Carapa xylocarpoides Berry 1917
G. †Carapoxylon Maedel 1960
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†Carapoxylon fasciatum Maedel 1960
G. Cedrela Browne 1756
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†Cedrela eolancifolia MacGinitie 1941
†Cedrela odoratifolia Berry 1916
†Cedrela oregoniana Brown 1937
†Cedrela puryearensis Berry 1916
†Cedrela wilcoxiana Berry 1916
G. †Cedrelophyllum Deane 1902
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†Cedrelophyllum antiqua Deane 1902
G. Chisocheton Blume
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†Chisocheton ellipticus Konomatsu and Awasthi 1999
†Chisocheton suraikholaensis Prasad and Pandey 2008
G. †Chisochetonoxylon Ghosh and Roy 1979
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†Chisochetonoxylon bengalensis Ghosh and Roy 1979
G. Chloroxylon de Candolle 1824
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G. Chukrasia Jussieu 1830
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†Chukrasia miocenica Prasad 1994
G. †Dysoxydendron Trivedi and Misra 1979
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†Dysoxydendron kalagarhense Trivedi and Misra 1977
Invalid names: Dysoxylon Trivedi and Misra 1977 [replaced]
G. Dysoxylum Blume 1825
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†Dysoxylum mioklanderi Prasad 1994
†Dysoxylum raptiensis Prasad and Awasthi 1996
G. †Heyneoxylon Bande and Prakash 1980
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†Heyneoxylon intertrappeum Srivastava 1984
†Heyneoxylon tertiarum Bande and Prakash 1980
G. †Iugopollis Venkatachala and Rawat
G. Melia Linnaeus 1753
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†Melia expulsa Cockerell 1908
G. †Meliaceaecarpum Menzel 1913
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G. †Meliaceaephyllum Varma 1968
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G. †Meliaceophyllum Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
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†Meliaceophyllum marcodurense Kraeusel and Weyland 1959
G. †Meliapollis Sah and Kar 1970
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†Meliapollis melioides Ramanujam 1966
†Meliapollis navalei Sah and Kar 1970
†Meliapollis quadrangularis Ramanujam 1966
†Meliapollis ramanujamii Sah and Kar 1970
†Meliapollis raoi Sah and Kar 1970
G. †Melicarya Reid and Chandler 1933
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†Melicarya variabilis Reid and Chandler 1933
G. †Paratrichilioxylon Koeniguer 1971
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†Paratrichilioxylon russelli Koeniguer 1971
G. Synoum Jussieu 1830
G. Toona Roemer 1846
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Toona australis Harms 1896
†Toona siwalica Awasthi and Lakhanpal 1990
†Toona sulcata Bowerbank 1840
G. Trichilia Browne 1758
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†Trichilia miocenica Prasad 1994
†Trichilia siwalica Prasad 2006
G. Vavaea Bentham 1843
Diagnosis
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