Meliaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Aglaia lawii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia lawii is a tree growing up to 30 metres tall. The bole is fluted and also has concave or tall narrow buttresses up to 1.8 metres high and 1 metre out from the trunk. The bole can be 75cm in diameter[ 451 Title Flora Malesiana Series 1 Publication Author Various Website http://www.archive.org Publisher Nationaal Herbarium Nederiand, Universiteit Leiden branch Year 0 ISBN Description A massive treatment of the plants of the Malaysian Archipelago. Much of it has been made available to download from the Internet ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine, food and source of wood The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2011)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Bhutan, Myanmar, Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands.

HabitatMid-canopy tree in undisturbed mixed dipterocarp, coastal and sub-montane forests up to 2,000 metres. Common on alluvial sites and along rivers and streams, but also on hillsides and ridges. On sandy to clay soils, often found near or on limestone[ 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].