Meliaceae FAMILY
Aglaia eximia
Aglaia eximia
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Aglaia eximia is a tree with a rounded crown; it can grow up to 15 metres tall. The bole can be unbranched for up to 10 metres[ 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 sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.
HabitatPrimary forests and the more open, secondary formations; sometimes growing on limestone; at elevations from near sea level to 2,000 metres[ 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. ].