Aglaia aspera
Teijsm. & Binn.
Meliaceae
This name is not universally accepted. Some recent works have treated it as a synonym, with the genuine name Aglaia sexipetala Griff. (treated here as a synonym of Aglaia aspera)[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
Aglaia acuminatissima Teijsm. & Binn.
Aglaia calelanensis Elmer
Aglaia myristicifolia C.DC.
Aglaia polyphylla Miq.
Common Name:
General Information
Aglaia aspera is a tree with a rounded crown of ascending branches; it can grow up to 29 metres tall. The bole can be free of branches for up to 12 metres, up to 40cm in diameter, sometimes with 'L'-shaped buttresses up to 1.8 metres high, 2 metres outwards and 20cm wide[
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 as a food and source of wood.
Known Hazards
None known
Botanical References
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.
Range
Southeast Asia - Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines to New Guinea.
Habitat
Dense, primary woodland; the more open, secondary formations; kerangas; monsoon forest and along the banks of rivers; growing on yellow sands, yellow to dark brown loams and silty clays; at elevations up to 1,600 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.
].
Properties
Edibility Rating | |
Other Uses Rating | |
Habit | Tree |
Height | 23.00 m |
Pollinators | Insects |
Self-fertile | No |
Cultivation Status | Wild |
Cultivation Details
The plant is often found in the wild in Kerangas forest - a type of moist, heath forest found on acidic, sandy soils that are low in nutrients, especially nitrogen[
K- Title
- Plants for a Future
- Author
- Ken Fern
- Description
- Notes from observations, tasting etc at Plants For A Future and on field trips.
].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[
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.
].
Edible Uses
Fruit - raw[
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 yellow, reddish-brown or orange-brown, subglobose fruit is up to 50mm long and 40mm wide, containing 2 seeds, each covered by a thin layer of edible flesh[
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.
].
Medicinal
The genus 'Aglaia' is the only source of the group of about 50 known representatives of compounds that bear a unique cyclopenta[b]tetrahydrobenzofuran skeleton. These compounds are more commonly called rocaglate or rocaglamide derivatives, or flavaglines, and most have been found to have potent insecticidal properties, antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial or anthelmintic bioactivity. Several of them exhibit pronounced cytotoxic activity against a range of human cancers. Since the first representative in this group was only discovered in 1982, this is one of the few recent examples of a completely new class of plant secondary metabolites of biological promise (see B. G. Wang et al., Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 32: 1223-1226. 2004; L.W. Chaidir et al., J. Nat. Prod. 64: 1216-1220. 2001)[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
].
Other Uses
The genus 'Aglaia' is the only source of the group of about 50 known representatives of compounds that bear a unique cyclopenta[b]tetrahydrobenzofuran skeleton. These compounds are more commonly called rocaglate or rocaglamide derivatives, or flavaglines, and most have been found to have potent insecticidal properties, antifungal, antiviral, antibacterial or anthelmintic bioactivity. Several of them exhibit pronounced cytotoxic activity against a range of human cancers. Since the first representative in this group was only discovered in 1982, this is one of the few recent examples of a completely new class of plant secondary metabolites of biological promise (see B. G. Wang et al., Biochem. Syst. Ecol. 32: 1223-1226. 2004; L.W. Chaidir et al., J. Nat. Prod. 64: 1216-1220. 2001)[
266- Title
- Flora of China
- Publication
-
- Author
-
- Website
- http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/
- Publisher
- Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis.
- Year
- 1994
- ISBN
-
- Description
- An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available.
,
899- Title
- Tree Flora of Sabah and Sarawak Vols 1 - 6
- Publication
-
- Author
- Soepadmo E.; Saw L.G.; Chung R.C.K. (Editors)
- Publisher
- Forest Research Institute Malaysia; Kuala Lumpur.
- Year
- 2002
- ISBN
- 983-2181-27-5
- Description
- A flora of the woody plants of Sabah and Sarawak on the island of Borneo, often giving details of plant uses.
].
The sapwood is yellowish-brown, orange, pinkish-yellow or reddish-brown[
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 wood is used for house construction[
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.
].
Propagation
Seed -
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