Aglaia teysmanniana

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows 15 m tall. The crown is rounded. The leaves are 60 cm long and 50 cm wide and with leaflets along the stalk. The flowering shoots are 15 cm long and 15 cm wide. The flowers are 2 mm across. The fruit are 1-2 cm long and wide. They are pink. There are 1-3 seeds and they are 1.1-1.4 cm long by 0.6-0.9 cm wide. There is an orange to red layer around the seed.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows in evergreen and deciduous forests near streams on granite, limestone or sandstone bedrock. In Thailand it grows between 10-1,200 m above sea level.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, China, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, SE Asia, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The fleshy later around the seed is eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit - aril

How it is grown

In Thailand it flowers February to June and fruits April to August.

Its other names

Local names

Mot sang rong hai, Sang khrait yai

Synonyms

Aglaia heptandra Koord. & Valeton; Amoora stellata C. Y. Wu; Amoora teysmanniana Miq.;