Aglaia saltatorum
Meliaceae FAMILY Vulnerable

Aglaia saltatorum

Aglaia saltatorum

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
1/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia saltatorum is an evergreen shrub or a slender tree that can grow from 2 - 10 metres tall[ 490 Title Flora Vitiensis Nova Publication Author Smith. A.C. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Pacific Tropical Botanical Garden; Hawaii Year 1979 ISBN Description A comprehensive flora of Fiji, often showing plant uses. It can be downloaded 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 harvested from the wild for its flowers, which are used locally to make scented floral necklaces, and for local medicinal purposes. Threatened by habitat loss. The plant is classified as 'Vulnerable' 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 RangePacific - Solomon Islands to Vanuatu, Fiji, Wallis Island, Tonga and Niue (probably introduced).
HabitatWell-drained ridge forests; dense, primary forest; the more open, secondary forest; growing on limestone and clay; at elevations up to 520 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. ].