NPSpecies

Tulane University voucher specimen by Darwin #1964 was misidentified (as Koelreuteria paniculata) and redetermined to be Melia azedarach by R.D. Thomas (1991) and D.M. Ferguson (2008).; Data Source: Urbatsch, L. E., D. M. Ferguson and S. M. Zumo. 2007. Vascular plant inventories of Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Units.

Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Urbatsch, L. E., D. M. Ferguson and S. M. Zumo. 2007. Vascular plant inventories of Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Units. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: ECOLOGICAL THREAT. This fast-growing tree can form dense thickets that crowd out native vegetation. Chinaberry fruit is poisonous to humans and small mammals. Leaves and roots release compounds that inhibit the germination and growth of other plant species (allelopathy). In legacy NPSpecies Pest value was Yes with comment: http://www.nps.gov/plants/alien/fact/meaz1.htm; http://www.issg.org/database/species/ecology.asp?si=636&fr=1&sts=sss

Data Source: Urbatsch, L. E., D. M. Ferguson and S. M. Zumo. 2007. Vascular plant inventories of Jean Lafitte Historical Park and Preserve, Barataria and Chalmette Units.

Park Species Data Source: BONAP database from contributed material.