Meliaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Aglaia exstipulata

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia exstipulata is a tree with a rounded or conical, finely-branched crown; it can grow up to 25 metres tall. The bole can be up to 15 metres without branches and 20cm in diameter[ 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. Although quite common, the plant is potentially threatened by habitat loss. 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. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia.

HabitatEvergreen forest; primary forest; more open, secondary formations; along ridges and along roads; growing on sands, granite, shale and clay-loams; at elevations from 50 - 1,400 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. ].