Bangkew sva
Aglaia lawii

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It grows to 10-15 m tall. It can be 30 m high. The leaves are alternate and compound. The flowers are about 1 mm across and yellow. They are in large groups. The fruit is about 12 mm across. They are white to pink. They are fleshy and the seeds have a fleshy layer around them. This is white to red.

There are about 104 Aglaia species. They occur in Asia and the Pacific.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It can grow at sea level. In Indonesia it also grows in forests up to 1,650 m above sea level. In XTBG Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Andamans, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The young leaves and fruit are edible.

Edible parts

Leaves, fruit, aril

How it is grown

In Thailand it commonly flowers March to August and fruits May to July.

Its other names

Local names

Bang kau sva, Khang khao, Mai hom, Mak kong, Pohon langsat lasih, Sak ka ma, Sampar kidang, Sang ka tong, Sang khriat, Ta suea

Synonyms

Aglaia alternifoliola Merr.; Aglaia andamanica Hiern; Aglaia attenuata H. L. Li; Aglaia brachybotrys Merr.; Aglaia cagayanensis Merr.; Aglaia canarana (Turcz.) S. J. Saldanha; Aglaia euryphylla Koord. & Valeton; Aglaia eusideroxylon Koord. & Valeton; Aglaia grandifoliola Merr.; Aglaia haslettiana Haines; Aglaia jainii M. V. Viswan. & K. Ramach.; Aglaia littoralis Zipp. ex Miq.; Aglaia pedicellata (Hiern) Kosterm.; Aglaia racemosa Ridl.; Aglaia sclerocarpa C. DC.; Aglaia stipitata P. T. Li & X. M. Chen; Aglaia tamilnadensis N. C. Nair & R. Rajan; Aglaia tenuifolia H. L. Li; Aglaia tetrapetala Pierre; Aglaia tsangii Merr.; Aglaia turczaninowii C. DC.; Aglaia wangii H. L. Li; Aglaia wangii var. macrophylla H. L. Li; Aglaia yunnanensis H. L. Li; Amoora calcicola C. Y. Wu & H. Li; Amoora canarana (Turcz.) Hiern; Amoora curtispica Gibbs; Amoora dysoxyloides Kurz; Amoora korthalsii Miq.; Amoora lawii (Wight) Bedd.; Amoora lepidota Merr.; Amoora maingayi Hiern; Amoora ouangliensis (H. Lev.) C. Y. Wu; Amoora tetrapetala (Pierre) Pellegr.; Amoora tetrapetala var. macrophylla (H. L. Li) C. Y. Wu; Amoora tsangii (Merr.) X. M. Chen; Amoora yunnanensis (H. L. Li) C. Y. Wu; Amoora yunnanensis var. macrophylla (H. L. Li) C. Y. Wu; Ficus ouagliensis H. Lev.; Nemedra nimmonii Dalzell; Nimmoia lawii Wight; Oraoma canarana Turcz.;