Vascular Plants
Australian Plant Name Index (APNI)
The Australian Plant Name Index (APNI) is a tool for the botanical community that deals with plant names and their usage in the scientific literature, whether as a current name or synonym. APNI does not recommend any particular taxonomy or nomenclature. For a listing of currently accepted scientific names for the Australian vascular flora, please use the Australian Plant Census (APC) link above.
APC Dist.:WA (native and naturalised), ChI (native and naturalised), NT (native and naturalised), SA (doubtfully naturalised), Qld, NSW (native and naturalised), NI, Vic (naturalised)
Etymology:"from the Greek melia, referring to manna ash (Fraxinus ornus L., Oleaceae), which has leaves similar to those of Axadirachta indica A.Juss. (=Melia axadirachta L.)"