Meliaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Aglaia samoensis

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia samoensis is a small tree growing up to 7 metres tall[ 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 plant is harvested from the wild for its timber and also for its flowers which are used to scent oil and ornament the body. The tree is threatened with habitat loss and has been 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 RangePacific - Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Samoa, Santa Cruz Islands, Wallis Islands.

HabitatFound in poorly to usually well-drained primary forest, secondary lowland forest, montane forest and on coral terraces; on limestone and clay; at elevations from sea level to 830 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 ].