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Meliaceae, or the Mahogany family, is a flowering plant family of mostly trees and shrubs (and a few herbaceous plants, mangroves) in the order Sapindales. They are characterised by alternate, usually pinnate leaves without stipules, and by syncarpous,〔Of a gynoecium, made up of united carpels〕 apparently bisexual (but actually mostly cryptically unisexual) flowers borne in panicles, cymes, spikes, or clusters. Most species are evergreen, but some are deciduous, either in the dry season or in winter. The family includes about 50 genera and 550 species, with a pantropical distribution; one genus (''Toona'') extends north into temperate China and south into southeast Australia, and another (''Melia'') nearly as far north. ==Uses== Various species are used for vegetable oil, soap-making, insecticides, and highly prized wood (mahogany). Some economically important species belong to this family: *Neem tree ''Azadirachta indica'' (India) *Crabwood Tree ''Carapa procera'' (South America and Africa) *Cedrela ''Cedrela odorata'' (Central and South America; timber also known as Spanish-cedar) *Sapele ''Entandrophragma cylindricum'' (tropical Africa) *Utile or Sipo, ''Entandrophragma utile'' (tropical Africa) *Bossé ''Guarea cedrata'' (Africa) *Bossé ''Guarea thompsonii'' (Africa) *Ivory Coast Mahogany ''Khaya ivorensis'' (tropical Africa) *Senegal Mahogany ''Khaya senegalensis'' (tropical Africa) *Chinaberry or White Cedar, ''Melia azedarach'' (Indomalaya and Australasia) *Mahogany ''Swietenia'' species (tropical Americas) *Toon, ''Toona'' species (tropical Asia, Malesia, and Australia), especially ''Toona ciliata'' 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Meliaceae」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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