Name
Classifications and Characteristics
| Plant Division | Angiosperms (Flowering Seed Plants) |
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| Plant Growth Form | Tree (Medium (16m-30m)) |
| Maximum Height | 26 m |
Biogeography
| Native Distribution | From India, Buthan, Indo-China, Burma and Thailand to the Moluccas. |
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| Native Habitat | Terrestrial |
Description and Ethnobotany
| Growth Form | Aglaia korthalsii is a tree, up to 26 m tall. |
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| Foliage | Leaves are compound and comprises of leaflets (8 - 27 cm long and 3 – 8 cm wide) with unequal leaf base. Petiole is 7 – 12 cm long and is covered in shiny reddish brown scales. Such scales are also found on the leaf axis and twigs. |
| Flowers | Inflorescences occur on leaf axils or old branches. Male inflorescence (up to 30 cm long and wide) is longer and many flowered compared to female inflorescence. Flower (about 1.5 - 2 mm long and 1.6-2.5 mm wide) comprises of 5 petal, 5-lobed calyx which may be covered in scales similar to the twigs. |
| Fruit | Infructescence (up to 17 cm long and 14 cm wide) comprises of up to 15 fruits. Each fruit is almost round (2 - 4 cm long, 1 - 3.5 cm wide), and densely covered in orange-brown peltate scales which have ellipsoid or subglobose, orange, densely covered with orange-brown peltate scales which have a fringed margin. Mature fruit break open along the ridge on the fruit wall when external pressure is applied. Fruit contains 1 – 3 seeds. Seed is elliptic (1.5 - 2 cm long and 1-1.5 cm wide) and covered in fleshy yellowish orange aril. |
| Similar | Aglaia korthalsii is similar to A. speciosa but differ by having 5 larger leaflets, less hairs and the appearance of the fruits. A. korthalsii and A. elliptica also shares many similarities, but differ by having peltate scales in A. korthalsii, while A. elliptica have stellate scales. |
| Ethnobotanical Uses | Edible Plant Parts : Edible Fruits Food (Fruit or Vegetable) Others: Orange aril is edible and have a bittersweet tasting. |
Landscaping Features
| Desirable Plant Features | Ornamental Flowers, Ornamental Fruits |
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| Landscape Uses | General, Parks & Gardens |
Plant Care and Propagation
| Light Preference | Full Sun |
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| Water Preference | Moderate Water |
| Plant Growth Rate | Moderate |
| Rootzone Tolerance | Well-Drained Soils, Fertile Loamy Soils |
| Propagation Method | Seed |
Foliar
| Mature Foliage Colour(s) | Green |
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Floral (Angiosperm)
| Flower Colour(s) | Yellow / Golden |
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| Flower Grouping | Cluster / Inflorescence |
Fruit, Seed and Spore
| Mature Fruit Colour(s) | Orange |
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Image Repository
Others
| Master ID | 29200 |
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| Species ID | 3509 |
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