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Aglaia elaeagnoidea | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Meliaceae |
Genus: | Aglaia |
Species: |
A. elaeagnoidea
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Binomial name | |
Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth.
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Synonyms | |
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Aglaia elaeagnoidea, the droopy leaf or priyangu,[3] is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is a 10m tall tree found in American Samoa, Australia (Western Australia and Queensland), Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.[4]
Description
Timber is bright red color is a hard wood.[5] Bark is greyish brown in color. White latex can be exudate. Leaves are compound, imparipinnate, alternate; lamina narrow-elliptic to oblanceolate; apex bluntly acute to subacuminate; base acute to cuneate.[6] Flowers show axillary panicles inflorescence. Fruit is a brown or red, indehiscent[7] globose berry.[8]
Common names
- English — droopy leaf, priyangu, coastal boodyarra
- Hindi — priyangu (प्रियंगू)
- Tamil — chokkala, chokla
- Malayalam — nyalei, punniyava, cheeralam
- Telugu — yerra adugu, erranduga, kondanduga
- Kannada — gadagayya, kempu nola, thottilu, priyangu
- Mandarin — shanluo
- Sinhala — puwanga[9]
References
- ^ Pannell, C.M. (1998). "Aglaia elaeagnoidea". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T33711A9804005. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T33711A9804005.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth. — the Plant List".
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea - Priyangu".
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth".
- ^ http://www.somemagneticislandplants.com.au/index.php/plants/591-aglaia-elaeagnoidea
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants. Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO). Retrieved 28 February 2021.
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea".
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea - MELIACEAE".
- ^ http://www.greenlankavacations.com/en/index.php/day-tours/itemlist/tag/Bird%20Sanctuaries[permanent dead link]
- "Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth". Atlas of Living Australia.
Categories:
- IUCN Red List least concern species
- Aglaia
- Sapindales of Australia
- Rosids of Western Australia
- Trees of the Pacific
- Flora of tropical Asia
- Trees of Taiwan
- Flora of Queensland
- Least concern flora of Australia
- Least concern biota of Queensland
- Meliaceae stubs
- Australian rosid stubs
- Western Australian plant stubs