Aglaia apiocarpa

Aglaia apiocarpa is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Southern India and Sri Lanka.[3]

Aglaia apiocarpa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Aglaia
Species:
A. apiocarpa
Binomial name
Aglaia apiocarpa
(Thwaites) Hiern
Synonyms
  • Aglaia congylos Kosterm.
  • Milnea apiocarpa Thwaites [2]

Description

Leaves compound, pinnate; lamina broadly elliptic; apex acuminate with blunt tip; base cuneate; with recurved margin. Yellow colored[4] flowers are unisexual and show panicle inflorescence. Fruit is a single-seeded, reddish obovoid berry.[5]

References
  1. Pannell, C.M. (1998). "Aglaia apiocarpa". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T36618A10008177. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36618A10008177.en. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  2. http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl/record/kew-2626176
  3. http://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/7095
  4. http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Aglaia_apiocarpa
  5. http://www.biotik.org/india/species/a/aglaapio/aglaapio_en.html


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