Melia azedarach should not be confused with the Azadirachta trees, which are in the same family, but a different genus.
Common names of Melia azedarach include chinaberry, chinaberry tree, Persian lilac (ambiguous), this name is also used for a lilac hybrid, Syringa × persica.Texas umbrella, umbrella tree, umbrella cedar, white cedar, bead-tree, Cape lilac, Ceylon cedar, Ceylon mahogany, syringa, syringa berry tree [REF].