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Meliaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Aglaia perviridis

Aglaia perviridis

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia perviridis is a small to medium-sized, evergreen tree usually growing up to 12 metres tall but exceptionally to 25 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 ]. The bole can up to 50cm in diameter[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The edible fruit is gathered from the wild for local use. The tree is valued for its beautiful crown and is also grown as an ornamental and wayside tree to provide shade[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The plant is threatened by habitat destruction. It is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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 - China, Indian subcontinent, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Vietnam.
HabitatPrimary evergreen forest, monsoon and secondary forest on limestone or deep ferralitic wet and well-drained soils at elevations of 100 - 1,330 metres[ 402 Title Contribution to an evaluation of tree species using the new CITES Listing Criteria Publication Author Website http://sea.unep-wcmc.org/species/tree_study/ Publisher UNEP-WCMC; Cambridge. Year 1999 ISBN Description A document produced by UNEP World Conservation Monitoring Centre in 1999. It contains fact sheets on more than 200 tree species from around the globe. ].