Langsatan
Aglaia edulis

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

A tree. It grows up to 20 m tall. The trunk is straight. It is 50 cm across. It has buttresses. The bark is smooth and coppery. It has cylindrical branches. They are brown and with a somewhat flaky skin near the tips. The leaves are compound. There are 5-9 leaflets. These taper to the tip. The flowers are many and are small and round. The fruit is a round berry and is velvety. They are up to 3.2 cm long by 3.8 cm across. There is a depression at the end. There are 2-3 seeds.

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

Where it is found

A tropical plant. It grows between sea level and 1,700 m above sea level. It is often in dry forest. They are especially abundant in the forests of Luzon. In southern China it grows in evergreen broad-leaved forests on limestone between 1,200-1,800 m above sea level. In Yunnan.

Countries/locations it is found in

Asia, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Fiji, Himalayas, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Northeastern India, Pacific, Philippines, SE Asia, Sikkim, Thailand, Vietnam

How it is used for food

The aril or layer around the seed is edible. The pulp of the fruit is eaten.

Edible parts

Fruit, aril

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seeds.

In India plants flower and fruit March to June.

Its other names

Local names

Bang kau, Bang kew, Bangkew si phlae, Dieng-soh-longar, Gulli, Gumi, Khang khao, Khi phueng, Khrang, Lagakala, Lagakali, Malasaging, Mchu:l, Momailateku, Mumai-leteku, Salulahsune, Sabg khriat ai kong, Sang khriat sai, Sinakedang

Synonyms

Aglaia acida Koord. & Valeton; Aglaia barberi Gamble; Aglaia cambodiana (Pierre) Pierre; Aglaia curranii Merr.; Aglaia diffusa Merr.; Aglaia indica (Hook. f.) Harms; Aglaia khasiana Hiern; Aglaia latifolia Miq.; Aglaia magnifoliola C. DC.; Aglaia minahassae Koord.; Aglaia montrouzieri Pierre; Aglaia motleyana Stapf ex Ridl.; Aglaia mucronulata C. DC.; Aglaia oblonga Pierre; Aglaia pirifera Hance; Aglaia rugosa Pierre; Aglaia sulingi Blume; Aglaia testicularis C. Y. Wu; Aglaia undulata Miq.; Aglaia verrucosa C. DC.; Beddomea indica Hook. f.; Milnea cambodiana Pierre; ? Milnea edulis Roxb.; Milnea pirifera Pierre; Milnea sulingii Teijsm. & Binn.; Milnea undulata Wall. ex C. DC.; Nyalelia racemosa Dennst.;