Aglaia pachyphylla

Botanical Description

Aglaia pachyphylla is a tree with ascending branches and a small, open crown; it can grow up to 43 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be free of branches for up to 20 metres, up to 65cm in diameter, sometimes with buttresses up to 3 metres high, 1 metre out and 22cm thick[ 909 Title Forest Types and Products; The Principal Forest Trees Publication Philippines Bureau of Forestry Bulletin No. 10 Author Whitford H.N. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Bureau of Forestry; Manilla Year 1911 ISBN Description A series of booklets dealing with various aspects of the Philippine forests. This volume gives a brief description of the main timber species in the Philippines . It can be downloaded 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 local use of its wood. The plant is threatened by habitat destruction. It is classified as 'Near Threatened' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 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. ].