Silver boodyarra
Aglaia argentea

Family: Meliaceae

What it is like

An evergreen tree. It grows 30 m tall. The trunk is straight. It is 60 cm across. The branches are high up. It can have buttresses 1 m tall. The leaves are 1 m long. It has leaflets along the stalk. The leaflets are 5-30 cm long by 2-11 cm wide. They are pale brown underneath. Young shoots have short brown hairs. The flower are 2-3 cm across. The fruit are about 3 cm long by 2-3 cm wide. They are cream to brown and have pale brown scales.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant. It grows from sea level to 150 m above sea level. It grows in rainforest. In Indonesia it grows between sea level and 1,200 m above sea level. In Townsville arboretum.

Countries/locations it is found in

Andamans, Asia, Australia, Brunei, Hawaii, India, Indochina, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nicobar, Pacific, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, SE Asia, Solomon Islands, Thailand

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Fruit

How it is grown

Plants can be grown from seed.

In Thailand it flowers August to December and fruits March to April.

Its other names

Local names

Iloilo, Pohon langsat utan, Sang kha ma, Sang khrait khlong, Tagat-thitto

Synonyms

Several.