Meliaceae FAMILY Near Threatened

Aglaia parviflora

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Aglaia parviflora is a tree that can grow up to 20 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for up to 16 metres and up to 30cm 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 harvested from the wild for local use of its wood. This forest tree could soon be threatened by habitat loss. 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 - Indonesia to New Guines and the Solomon Islands.

HabitatDense primary forest; ridge forest; more open, secondary formations; riverine forests; occasionally flooded plains; along the coast and along rivers; growing on sands, sandy clays, alluvial, volcanic and limestone soils; elevations to 1,700 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. ].