Aglaia elaeagnoidea
Meliaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Aglaia elaeagnoidea

Aglaia elaeagnoidea

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia elaeagnoidea is an evergreen shrub or small tree, usually growing 5 - 10 metres tall but exceptionally to 20 metres (especially in the west of its range). The bole, which sometimes has small buttresses, is usually up to 25cm in diameter, exceptionally to 50cm[ 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 , 930 Title A Taxonomic Monograph of the Genus Aglaia Lour. (Meliaceae) Publication Kew Bulletin Additional Series XVI Author Pannell C.M. Publisher HMSO; London Year 1992 ISBN 0-11-250067-6 Description A comprehensive treatment of the genus Aglaia, including the genus Amoora. Very good plant descriptions, it also gives some plant uses, details of habitat, range etc. ]. The tree is harvested from the wild for its timber and its edible fruits, which are eaten locally. 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 - India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines, New Guinea, Australia, western Pacific.
HabitatSecondary forest, deciduous forest; growing along beaches, river banks, and in Barringtonia formations on sand, granite, coral and limestone; at elevations from sea level to 1,000 metres[ 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 ].