Meliaceae FAMILY Least Concern

Aglaia elliptica

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia elliptica is an evergreen tree with an irregularly rounded crown; it usually grows from 2 - 20 metres tall, but with some specimens to 40 metres. The bole is sometimes fluted throughout, with L-shaped buttresses up to 150cm tall and 100cm out from the bole. The bole can be free of branches for up to 15 metres and 50cm 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 tree is harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, wood and for traditional medicinal purposes. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' 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 RangeE. Asia - Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines.

HabitatA mid-canopy tree of swamp, primary and secondary forests; found on river banks, along roads, the edges of marshes and on periodically inundated land; growing on granite, clay, limestone, sandstone, sand; from sea level to 2,000 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 , 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, ].