Meliaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Aglaia rubiginosa

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia rubiginosa is a tree with an open crown comprised of a few ascending branches terminating in up to 40 sub-crowns; it can grow up to 35 metres tall. There are sometimes buttresses up to 1 metre high at the base[ 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 of its wood. The peat swamp forest habitat of this species is an area particularly vulnerable to exploitation. The plant 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeSoutheast Asia - Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatAn emergent or canopy tree in freshwater peat swamp forests; dry heath forests; kerangas; less common in primary lowland and hill forest, secondary forest and along roadsides; growing on granitic sands; at elevations up to 300 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. ].