Coastal boodyarra, Droopy leaf
Aglaia elaeagnoidea

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A small tree. It can be 20 m tall. It can have buttresses. The leaves are compound. They are 6-19 cm long and 7-21 cm wide. There are less than 7 leaflets. The leaflets are oval. There are scales densely covering the lower surface of the leaflet. The flowers occur in a group. They are in the axils of leaves. The flowers have 5 petals and are white or yellow. They are 2-3 mm long. The fruit is 2.5 cm long and 1.5 cm across. It is a red berry dotted with small scales. There are 1 or 2 seeds about 10 mm long.

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

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. In grows in rainforest and monsoon forest. It needs well-drained soils. In tropical Queensland it grows from sea level to 280 m altitude. In Thailand it grows between 30-800 m above sea level. In southern China it grows in dense moist forests between sea level and 1,500 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Australia, Cambodia, China, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Caledonia, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, SE Asia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The aril or layer around the seed is sweet and edible.

Edible parts

Fruit, aril

How it is grown

Plants are grown from fresh seed.

In Thailand flowering and fruiting can occur throughout the year but flowering is most commonly September to November and fruiting March to July.

Its other names

Local names

Chang khru, Chokkala, Daeng khao, Jangamana hannu, Kraduk khiat, Kudka parndh, Nam phueng, Pohon langsat priyangu, Punyava, Sang khriat dam, Shanluo, Ta maeo, Yerra aduga

Synonyms

Aglaia abbreviata C. Y. Wu; Aglaia canarifolia Koord.; Aglaia cupreolepidota Merr.; Aglaia formosana (Hayata) Hayata; Aglaia grata Wall. ex Voigt; Aglaia hoanensis Pierre; Aglaia lepidota Miq.; Aglaia midnaporensis Carey ex Voigt; Aglaia pallens (Merr.) Merr.; Aglaia parvifolia Merr.; Aglaia poilanei Pellgr.; Aglaia poulocondorensis Pellegr.; Aglaia roxburghiana (Wight & Arn.) Miq.; Aglaia spanoghei Blume ex Miq.; Aglaia talbotii Sundararagh.; Aglaia wallichii Hiern; Amoora poulocondorensis (Pellegr.) Harms; Milnea roxburghiana Wight & Arn.; Nemedra elaeagnoidea A. Juss.; Sapindus lepidotus Wall.; Walsura lanceolata Wall.;