A biogenetically intresting ring cseco limonoid, salannal, and a potent insect antifeedant, meliacarpinin e, were isolated from the diethyl ether extract of root bark of chinese melia azedarach, along with four known seco limonoids, salannin, deacetylsalannin, nimbolinin b, nimbolidin b. Antara sen department of botany, university of rajasthan, jaipur, india. Page designed through the cooperative efforts of interagency itis teams. Neem is an indigenous plant possessing several medicinal properties. Melia azedarach bead tree, china ball tree, chinaball. Melia azedarach chinaberry cape lilac rare tropical. Leaves were extracted using different solvents such as ethanol, methanol and acetone by hot percolation method.
Purple, in a loose long cluster, each flower 12 to 1. Srinivasa rao, mohammed fazil ahmed and mohammed ibrahim. Neem trees also grow in islands located in the southern part of iran. It also occurs in utah, oklahoma, missouri and new york 28,5. Synthesis and characterization of silver nanoparticle. Extracts of azadirachta indica and melia azedarach seeds. The name came originally from meli honey, as several species of ash have sweet sap azedarach the name given by the persian physician avicenna 9801037 to. Melia azedarach, commonly known by many names, including chinaberry tree, pride of india, beadtree, cape lilac, syringa berrytree, persian lilac, and indian lilac, white cedar, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, meliaceae, that is native to indomalaya and australasia this trees fruit is poisonous to humans. Bead tree, persian lilac, pride of india, pride of china, chinaberry, umbrella tree, white cedar melia azedarach is naturalized in texas and other states and is considered an invasive plant in texas. Antifungal effects of different organic extracts from. The bark is brown with narrow furrows which give a striped appearance. Evaluation of antimicrobial activity of different solvent. The pink to lilac flowers are starshaped, about 18 mm in diameter. Alternate, single to doubly compound, 10 to 22 inches long, leaflets coarsely toothed or lobed, 1 to 2 inches long, shiny green above and smooth on both surfaces.
Preliminary and pharmacological profile of melia azedarach. It is typically grown in tropical and semitropical regions. I seem to recall this tree growing at my grandmothers home in statesville, nc. The band at 3306 cm1 corresponds to oh stretch of hydrogen bonded alcohols, phenols. Chinaberry, melia azedarach, easily at sand mountain. Bakayan tree melia azedarach uses, warnings and more. However, the name cedar conjures up images of conifers, cone bearing plants, such as pine trees and cypresses.
Uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients in china berry. Melia azedarach responsible for the reduction of the silver ions into silver nanoparticles figure 2. For adults, 23 tsp 1520 ml of decoction at one time is mixed in 1 cup 250 ml of water, 810 g of salt is also added, and the mixture is given 23 times per day for 810 days. Melia azedarach melia greek name for the ash tree fraxinus sp. The tree is often made of several smaller trunks because it is able to readily sprout from the roots. Jai recherche le margousier, et je touve le melia melia azedarach, arbre assez commun a montpellier. Phytochemicals of melia azedarach inhibiting the growth of. Chinaberry, melia azedarach, is a fastgrowing deciduous tree that reaches 30 to 50 feet tall and has a canopy that is usually 20 feet in diameter. Juss is its allied species and possesses similar properties and effects. Tinjauan botani tinjauan botani meliputi klasifikasi, nama tumbuhan, morfologi daun, penyebaran tanaman, kandungan kimia dan kegunaan tanaman yang digunakan. It has derived its name from the classical greek word melia for the manna ash or flowering ash, referring to the similarity of the leaves to that plant and azedarach from the name of an ancient.
The australasian virtual herbarium avh is an online resource that provides immediate access to the wealth of plant specimen information held by australian herbaria. Ovicidal and larvicidal activity of melia azedarach extracts on haemonchus contortus. Phytochemicals of melia azedarach inhibiting the growth of rhizoctonia solani iffat siddiqui, najat a. Asia and southern australia with important insecticidal properties. Meliaceae against eighteen hospital isolated human pathogenic bacterial strains. Azadirachta indica new caledonia new caledonia archipelago ile grande terre introduced cultivated mackee, h. Caroline is the cultivar name for a new australian selection of melia with. Grows in subtropical and dry rainforest, mostly on margins and in regrowth, north from milton and west to and inland to the upper hunter valley. Native to northeastern parts of australia and south east asia, this tree is one of the few deciduous australian natives. Desert essence dentifrice arbre a the et margousier 176 g livre en 2448h, paiement securise sur onatera. Ma also known as chinaberry tree is an ornamental species of the meliaceae family considered to be native from asia which grows from north to south america as well as.
A potential tool for insect pest management 21 2 2. The chinaberry tree is toxic to most animals, especially to fish, but birds are known to gorge themselves on the chinaberries, the seeds passing harmlessly through their unique digestive systems. Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of india, beadtree, cape lilac. Habit mediumsized rapidly growing shortlived tree up to 15 m. Melia azedarach, commonly known by many names, including chinaberry tree, pride of india, beadtree, cape lilac, syringa berrytree, persian lilac, and indian lilac, is a species of deciduous tree in the mahogany family, meliaceae, that is native to indomalaya and australasia. The present study was undertaken to investigate anticancer activity of these m. Glossy new foliage emerges in spring along with clusters of showy, fragrant, lilac flowers followed by hard, yellow to pale. Alwahibi department of botany and microbiology, king saud university, riyadh, kingdom of saudi arabia. Antibacterial efficacy of the seed extracts of melia azedarach against. It is also thought to be a minor environmental weed or potential environmental weed in south australia, victoria and those parts of new south wales that are outside its native range. Stems can vary in coloration from olivegreen and brown to a purplish red. Department of zoology and fisheries, punjab agricultural university, ludhiana, punjab, india. Mackee 34891, mackee 42476 papua new guinea papua new guinea eastern new guinea island papua new guinea eastern new guinea island waterhouse, barbara year unknown. Melia azedarach is a flowering plant not even remotely related to the many conifers with the same common name, such as.
Melia azedarach general distribution habitat types and plant communities general distribution. Melia azedarach a egalement ete trouve dans les prairies seches, des forets, des paturages et des zones riveraines. General information about melia azedarach meiaz indian subcontinent, new guinea, australia. Abstract text references correspondence and footnotes. Juss is perhaps the most useful traditional plant in india. Nearly 90% of the culture exhibited axillary bud sprouting and multiple shoot formation from nodal segments derived from 20yearold candidate plus tree on murashige and skoog ms medium supplemented with 5. Micromorphological and preliminary phytochemical studies of azadirachta indica and melia azedarach samineh jafari1,2, soodabeh saeidnia3, mohammad reza shams ardekani 1,4, abbas hadjiakhoondi1,3, mahnaz khanavi1,4, 1department of pharmacognosy, faculty of pharmacy, tehran university of medical sciences, tehran 141556451, iran. Media in category melia azedarach fruit the following 21 files are in this category, out of 21 total. The present study was aimed to analyse in vitro, the antibacterial and antifungal activities of the leaf extracts of melia azedarach. Fruit extracts on some biochemical parameters in rabbits mals were killed with a sharp blade after anesthetizing with ether, and blood samples were collected. Chinaberry melia azedarach description neem azadirachta indica a.
Heartwood and seed oil of the tree is used as a substitute for neem. Number of whiteflies trialeurodes vaporariorum on cucumber plants after application of melia azedarach extracts choice test 0. It occurs throughout the southern united states north to virginia and west to central california 20,128. Azadirachta indica, commonly known as neem, nimtree or indian lilac, is a tree in the mahogany family meliaceae. Autonomous college, bhubaneswar751014, orissa, india email.
Element stewardship abstracts esas are prepared to provide the nature conservancys. Pdf micromorphological and preliminary phytochemical. Melia azedarach chinaberry cape lilac rare tropical bonsai tree seeds 10. In chile, melia is widely cultivated for ornamental purposes and. Chinaberry and every herb sold is useful medicinally or in some other practical application, and many have beautiful and unusual flowers too. Rapid in vitro multiplication of melia azedarach l. Evaluation of melia azedarach as a botanical pesticide against beet armyworm spodoptera exigua travis lee m. It is one of two species in the genus azadirachta, and is native to the indian subcontinent. Chemical characterization of azadirachta indica grafted on. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Introduction melia azedarach adapted to cool climates was selected as rootstocks for vegetative propagation of azadirachta indica. Assessment of in vitro antibacterial and antifungal. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license.
Sterols and terpenoids from melia azedarach journal of. This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. Names of china berry in various languages of the world are also given. Melia is the greek name for the ash tree and is used in allusion to the similarity of the leaves. White cedar melia azedarach is regarded as an environmental weed in southeastern western australia and the southern parts of the northern territory. Bakain melia azedarach, a relative of the famous neem tree, also known as chinaberry, is of common occurrence in india either on the roadside or in large gardens. The flowers are lilac, about 2cm wide, and are held in large clusters in the forks of the leaves. Avh is a collaborative project of the state, commonwealth and territory herbaria, developed under the auspices of the council of heads of australasian herbaria chah, representing the major australian collections.
Melia azedarach is a small to medium, deciduous tree from 6 to 35 metres in height. Melia species, beadtree, cape lilac, chinaberry, indian. Both species have been used mainly as ornamental trees and have been naturalized in tropical and subtropical countries villalobos, 1996. Micromorphological and preliminary phytochemical studies. However, the central qld landcare network and its individual members do not guarantee, and accept no legal liability whatsoever arising from or connected to, the accuracy, reliability, currency or completeness of any material contained on this web site or on any linked site. The band at 1605 cm1 shows characteristics of co stretch of alkynes. Pdf ovicidal and larvicidal activity of melia azedarach. Melia azedarach, commonly known as the chinaberry tree, pride of india, bead tree, cape lilac. The leaves consist of numerous bright green leaflets 2. Extracts from different parts of melia azedarach l. Their structures were elucidated by means of spectroscopic data, and the structure of. Translation for argousier in the free frenchenglish dictionary and many other english translations. Cooperative extension, which staffs local offices in all 100 counties and with the eastern band of cherokee indians. White department of plant sciences, university of oxford.
The information on this web site is provided in good faith and believed to be accurate at the time of publishing. The neem tree is very similar in appearance to its relative, the chinaberry melia azedarach. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Attractive perfumed purplelilac and white flowers arrive in spring with dark green foliage until turning golden in autumn. Preliminary and pharmacological profile of melia azedarach l. Dentifrice arbre a the et margousier 176 g desert essence. A lrubae, the potential us es of melia azedarach l. Melia dubia cav, indian lilac, persian lilac belonging to the family meliaceae is a tree found in india. Melia azedarach is a common street tree in melbourne, where many unfortunately exhibit a very poor growth habit. Effects of melia azedarach leaf extracts on nutritional behavior and growth of spodoptera littoralis. It has derived its name from the classical greek word melia for the manna ash or flowering ash, referring to the similarity of the leaves to that plant and azedarach from the name of.
Fruit and leaf for use as botanical insecticide italo chiffelle g. Melia azedarach family meliaceae is the best known species. Melia azedarach linn medicinal uses medicinal plants. An efficient regeneration protocol for rapid multiplication of melia azedarach, an economically as well as medicinally important timberyielding tree, was developed. Cultivated as an ornamental often street tree in warmer countries e. A hardy australian native that is widely used as a street tree or in parks and gardens. An animal ethical committee clearance certificate was. White cedar melia azedarach a large deciduous tree, often grown as a shade or street tree. The absorbance peak at 2918 cm1 was indicates to ch stretch, alkenes.
Produces flowers in spring, usually march and april. In a serial agar dilution method, hexanic and ethanolic extracts from fruit, seed kernels, and senescent leaves exhibited fungistatic activity against aspergillus flavus, diaporthe phaseolorum var. Meliaceae are native trees of asia and southern australia with important insecticidal properties. This page was last edited on 16 september 2015, at 08. Cytotoxic evaluation of melia azedarach in comparison with. Arapbulbulu whitespectacled bulbul bulbul darabie 10.
These poor characteristics, where they occur, are attributed to the nature of the planting stock, and reflect ineptitude in the nursery rather than a poor plant selection. Meliaceae is known locally as bakain or drek hindi, persian lilac or china tree english, and fleurs lilas. China berry herb uses, benefits, cures, side effects, nutrients. The leaves are twicecompound with oval to ellipticalshaped leaflets from 20 to 70 mm long and are dark green in colour. Melia azedarach has a close affinity with neem and much used as a substitute for neem. Not only india, it is world widely distributed but known as different names other than neme. In vitro antioxidative acitivity of azadirachta indica and. Persian lilac, chinaberry, umbrella tree, bead tree, cape lilac. Physical and chemical characterization of melia azedarach l. In vitro antioxidative acitivity of azadirachta indica and melia azedarach leaves by dpph scavenging assay gayatri nahak and r. Evaluation of phytotoxic activity of melia azedarach l. Belonging to the mahogany family, it is fast growing with a rounded crown and dense leaf covering, making it a good choice for a deciduous shade tree. Melia azedarach is a tree of the mahogany family that is native to australasia and often planted as an ornamental shade tree.