Aglaia elliptica

Aglaia elliptica
Herbarium specimen of "Aglaia elliptica"
Herbarium specimen of Aglaia elliptica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Aglaia
Species:
A. elliptica
Binomial name
Aglaia elliptica
Subspecies[2]
  • Aglaia elliptica subsp. clementis (Merr.) Pannell
  • Aglaia elliptica subsp. elliptica
Synonyms[2]

Hearnia elliptica C.DC.

Aglaia elliptica is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is a tree native to Brunei, Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sunda Islands), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak), Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.[2]

Two subspecies are accepted:

  • Aglaia elliptica subsp. clementis (Merr.) Pannell (synonym Aglaia clementis Merr.) – Borneo and Sulawesi[3]
  • Aglaia elliptica subsp. elliptica – Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Thailand[4]

The species was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1825.[2]

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