Melia azedarach

Chinaberry

As recorded: Melia azedarach L.

Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Sapindales › Meliaceae

Collected by: Fosberg, F.R.
Collector number: 58732
Date: November 29, 1978
Locality: North central Nauru, Uaboe, 0.35 km in from coast
Island: Nauru Island
Region: Nauru
Record type: Preserved specimen

132 Bishop specimens of Melia azedarach · collected 1836–2004Species page ›

Collected the same day

On November 29, 1978, Fosberg, F.R. also collected 21 other specimens.

Melia azedarach observed alive

This specimen was collected in 1978. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 31,950 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-28.

2026-10-28

Crater Lakes Rd, Coalstoun Lakes, QLD, AU

(c) elliotcondous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Coomera QLD 4209, Australia

(c) Timothy Ouchtomsky, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-28

Isis, AU-QL, AU

(c) elliotcondous, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

SR-167, Troy, AL, US

(c) pcharris, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Brackenridge Park, San Antonio, TX, US

(c) JP Jenks, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-27

Hopkins Ave, Heidelberg Heights, VIC, AU

(c) afbennett, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cite this specimen

Melia azedarach. BISH 438366. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956456358. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/438366.

Record sources

GBIF occurrence 5956456358 ↗
Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
Last harvested October 26, 2026