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, China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Samoa, Sri Lanka, Taiwan (Hengchun Peninsula[4][5]), Thailand, Vanuatu, and Vietnam.[6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Aglaia |
| Species: | A. elaeagnoidea
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| Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth.
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Description
editTimber is bright red color is a hard wood.[7] 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.[8] Flowers show axillary panicles inflorescence. Fruit is a brown or red, indehiscent[9] globose berry.[10]
Common names
edit- 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, hong chai (red wood)
- Sinhala — puwanga[11]
Uses
editThe wood is hard and is a good material for construction. The aborigines often used it to build houses in Taiwan. It can also be used to make various utensils.[12])
References
edit- ^ 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. Jussieu) Bentham, Fl. Austral. 1: 383. 1863". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Aglaia formosana 紅柴 Aglaia formosana Hayata". 國立台灣大學生態學與演化生物學研究所. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.) Benth".
- ^ "Aglaia elaeagnoidea". Archived from the original on 13 July 2015. Retrieved 12 July 2015.
- ^ "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]
- ^ "紅材" (in Chinese). Hengchun Tropical Botanic Garden. Retrieved 15 December 2022.
- "Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth". Atlas of Living Australia.
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