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Sideroxylon portoricense minutiflorum (Sideroxylon portoricense minutiflorum)

Description

Melia is a genus of flowering trees in the mahogany family, Meliaceae. The name is derived from , the Greek name used by Theophrastus (c. 371 - c. 287 BC) for Fraxinus ornus, which has similar leaves.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum:

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Ericales

            • Family: Sapotaceae

              • Genus: Sideroxylon