Meliaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Aglaia forbesii

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia forbesii is an evergreen tree with a dense, rounded crown; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. The bole can be up to 60cm 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 edible fruit is harvested from the wild for local use. The tree is potentially threatened by habitat loss. It is classified as 'Near Threatened' 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 RangeSoutheast Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatA canopy or sub-canopy tree in evergreen, primary, secondary, or moss forests; found mainly along rivers, on sand, clay, sandy loam, sandstone, ultrabasic soils at elevations from near 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 ].