Aglaia roxburghiana

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A large tree. It grows 10 m tall or taller. The wood is red. The leaves have short leaf stalks. The leaves have 5 leaflets along the stalk. These are narrowly oval. The flower panicles are pyramid in shaped and near the axils of leaves. They are yellow. The fruit are a flattened round shape. They are small and 3 mm across. They are orange when ripe. They have one seed

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Himalayas, India, Northeastern India, Sri Lanka

How it is used for food

The fruit are edible but astringent.

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

In India plants flower and fruit February and March.

Its other names

Local names

Priyangu

Synonyms

Partly as Aglaia odoratissima;