Family · Rosids
Meliaceae
Mahogany, neem
Mostly tropical trees valued for timber and useful compounds; includes mahogany, neem and Spanish cedar.
- Accepted species
- 778accepted names · Kew WCVP
- Genera
- 58accepted genera · Kew WCVP
- Origin
- ≈51 MaPaleogene · crown age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree
- Centre of diversity
- Asia-Tropicalmost native species · WGSRPD
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Genera
Aglaia125 spp.
Trichilia109 spp.
Turraea77 spp.
Guarea70 spp.
Chisocheton50 spp.
Didymocheton40 spp.
Dysoxylum35 spp.
Carapa26 spp.
Malleastrum24 spp.
Cedrela23 spp.
Walsura17 spp.
Astrotrichilia13 spp.
Ruagea12 spp.
Entandrophragma11 spp.
Humbertioturraea8 spp.
Khaya8 spp.
Munronia8 spp.
Epicharis7 spp.
Heckeldora7 spp.
Leplaea7 spp.
Prasoxylon7 spp.
Owenia6 spp.
Reinwardtiodendron6 spp.
Toona6 spp.
Pseudocarapa5 spp.
Sandoricum5 spp.
Vavaea5 spp.
Ekebergia4 spp.
Goniocheton4 spp.
Lepidotrichilia4 spp.
Swietenia4 spp.
Aphanamixis3 spp.
Lansium3 spp.
Melia3 spp.
Neobeguea3 spp.
Turraeanthus3 spp.
Xylocarpus3 spp.
Azadirachta2 spp.
Calodecaryia2 spp.
Capuronianthus2 spp.
Heynea2 spp.
Lovoa2 spp.
Pterorhachis2 spp.
Anthocarapa1 spp.
Cabralea1 spp.
Chukrasia1 spp.
Cipadessa1 spp.
Naregamia1 spp.
Neoguarea1 spp.
Nymania1 spp.
Pseudobersama1 spp.
Pseudocedrela1 spp.
Pseudoclausena1 spp.
Quivisianthe1 spp.
Schmardaea1 spp.
Soymida1 spp.
Sphaerosacme1 spp.
Synoum1 spp.
Where it grows
- Asia-Tropical292
- Africa221
- Southern America204
- Asia-Temperate48
- Pacific47
- Australasia45
- Northern America29
Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.
Related families
Meliaceae sits in the order Sapindales.