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Murraya paniculata

Family Rutaceae

Species Profile

Species classification	Invasive [NSW's Noxious Weeds]
Common names	Barktree, Burmese-boxwood, China-box, Chinese Box, Chinese-boxwood, Chinese-myrtle, Common Jasmine-orange, Cosmetic Bark Tree, Hawaiian Mock Orange, Honey Bush, Jasmine Orange, Jessamine, Mock Lime, Mock Orange, Murraya, Orange Jasmine, Orange Jessamine, Satin-wood, Satinwood
Synonyms	Camunium exoticum (L.) Kuntze; Camunium heptaphylla Kuntze; Camunium heptaphyllum (Span.) Kuntze; Chalcas cammuneng Burm.f.; Chalcas exotica (L.) Millsp.; Chalcas intermedia M.Roem.; Chalcas japanensis Lour.; Chalcas paniculata L.; Chalcas paniculata var. omphalocarpa Yu.Tanaka; Chalcas paniculata var. zollingeri Tanaka; Chalcas sumatrana M.Roem.; Connarus foetens Blanco; Connarus santaloides Blanco; Murraea exotica L.; Murraya exotica L.; Murraya exotica L. var. exotica; Murraya exotica var. ovatifoliolata Engl.. Murraya ovatifoliolata (Engl.) Domin; Murraya heptaphylla Span.; Murraya omphalocarpa Hayata; Murraya paniculata (L.) Jack var. paniculata; Murraya paniculata var. exotica (L.) C.C.Huang; Murraya paniculata var. omphalocarpa (Hayata) Tanaka; Murraya paniculata var. ovatifoliolata (Engl.) Swingle; Murraya paniculata var. zollingeri (Tanaka) Tanaka; Murraya scandens Hassk.
Longevity	Perennial
Growth form	Shrub, Tree
Seed dispersal morphology	Fleshy fruit/Edible/Aril
Maximum height (m)	7
Capable of vegetative reproduction	No
Native range	Asia, Australia, Pacific Ocean Islands
Exotic range (Australia)	WA, Christmas Island, NSW
Exotic range (other)	Pacific Ocean Islands, North America, Asia, Indian Ocean Islands
Habitat types (exotic)	Rainforest
Soil type (exotic)	Alkaline - Limestone
Decade of introduction	1800