Meliaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Aglaia leptantha

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia leptantha is a tree with an irregularly rounded or narrowly conical crown; it usually grows up to 30 metres tall but some specimens can reach 40 metres. The bole is fluted near the base or with small buttresses up to 30cm tall and root-like buttresses growing outwards for up to 135cm. The bole can be free of branches for up to 16 metres and 40cm 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 , 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 its wood and edible fruit, which are used locally. Habitat loss is the main threat to this species. 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 - Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatA sub-canopy tree of primary forest, including seasonal swamp, ridge forest, montane forest and in kerangas; growing on sandstone, limestone, sand, granitic sand, clay and podzolic sand; at elevations from 20 - 1,700 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 , 653 Title Plants of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://www.asianplant.net/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Excellent site with brief information on the plant, its range, habitat and uses, plus phots of specimens, close-ops of flowers and leaves etc, ].