Aglaia (plant)

Aglaia is a genus of 121 recognised species of woody dioecious^[2] trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae. They occur in the subtropical and tropical forests of Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific.^{[not verified in body]}

Aglaia
Aglaia roxburghiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Subfamily:	Melioideae
Genus:	Aglaia Lour.
Synonyms[1]
List Aglaiopsis Miq. Amoora Roxb. Camunium Roxb. Euphora Griff. Hearnia F.Muell. Lepidaglaia Pierre Merostela Pierre Nialel Adans. Nimmoia Wight Oraoma Turcz.

Some species are important timber trees; others have scented flowers, or medicinal properties (the edible fruits duku or langsat have now been placed in the genus Lansium). Many have complex biological relationships with their dispersal agents.^{[not verified in body]}

Phytochemistry

Species in the genus Aglaia synthesize a unique class of highly bioactive chemical compounds known as flavaglines. Over 50 unique compounds of this class have been described so far, including rocaglamide, aglafoline, silvestrol, pannellin, episilvestrol, and ponapensin.^{[3][4][5][6][7]} They are known for their anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and insecticidal properties. Several of these compounds have been shown to be exceptional therapeutic agents for cancer chemotherapy, however further research is needed to develop medicines.^[3]

Species

As of 9 April 2024^[update], there are 121 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online,^[1] as follows:

• Aglaia aherniana G.Perkins
• Aglaia amplexicaulis A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia angustifolia (Miq.) Miq.
• Aglaia apiocarpa (Thwaites) Hiern
• Aglaia archboldiana A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia argentea Blume
• Aglaia australiensis Pannell
• Aglaia barbanthera C.DC.
• Aglaia basiphylla A.Gray
• Aglaia beccarii C.DC.
• Aglaia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Aglaia brownii Pannell
• Aglaia bullata Pannell
• Aglaia ceramica (Miq.) Pannell
• Aglaia chittagonga Miq.
• Aglaia conferta Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Aglaia cooperae Pannell
• Aglaia coriacea Korth. ex Miq.
• Aglaia costata Merr.
• Aglaia crassinervia Kurz ex Hiern
• Aglaia cremea Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Aglaia cucullata (Roxb.) Pellegr.
• Aglaia cumingiana Turcz.
• Aglaia cuspidata C.DC.
• Aglaia densisquama Pannell
• Aglaia densitricha Pannell
• Aglaia edulis (Roxb.) Wall.
• Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth.
• Aglaia elliptica (C.DC.) Blume
• Aglaia erythrosperma Pannell
• Aglaia euryanthera Harms
• Aglaia evansensis A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia eximia Miq.
• Aglaia exstipulata (Griff.) W.Theob.
• Aglaia fellii W.E.Cooper & Joyce
• Aglaia ferruginea C.T.White & W.D.Francis
• Aglaia flavescens C.DC.
• Aglaia flavida Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Aglaia forbesii King
• Aglaia foveolata Pannell
• Aglaia fragilis A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia glabrata Teijsm. & Binn.
• Aglaia gracilis A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia grandis Korth. ex Miq.
• Aglaia heterotricha A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia hiernii King
• Aglaia ijzermannii Boerl. & Koord.-Schum.
• Aglaia integrifolia Pannell
• Aglaia korthalsii Miq.
• Aglaia lancilimba Merr.
• Aglaia lawii (Wight) C.J.Saldanha
• Aglaia laxiflora Miq.
• Aglaia lepidopetala Harms
• Aglaia lepiorrhachis Harms
• Aglaia leptantha Miq.
• Aglaia leucoclada C.DC.
• Aglaia leucophylla King
• Aglaia luzoniensis (S.Vidal) Merr. & Rolfe
• Aglaia mabberleyi Pannell
• Aglaia mackiana Pannell
• Aglaia macrocarpa (Miq.) Pannell
• Aglaia macrostigma King
• Aglaia malabarica Sasidh.
• Aglaia malaccensis (Ridl.) Pannell
• Aglaia mariannensis Merr.
• Aglaia membranifolia King
• Aglaia meridionalis Pannell
• Aglaia monocaula C.M.Pannell
• Aglaia monozyga Harms
• Aglaia monticola W.E.Cooper & P.I.Forst.
• Aglaia multinervis Pannell
• Aglaia nyaruensis C.M.Pannell
• Aglaia odorata Lour.
• Aglaia odoratissima Blume
• Aglaia oligophylla Miq.
• Aglaia pachyphylla Miq.
• Aglaia palembanica Miq.
• Aglaia pannelliana W.N.Takeuchi
• Aglaia parksii A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia parviflora C.DC.
• Aglaia penningtoniana Pannell
• Aglaia perviridis Hiern
• Aglaia pleuropteris Pierre
• Aglaia polyneura C.DC.
• Aglaia puberulanthera C.DC.
• Aglaia pyriformis Merr.
• Aglaia ramotricha Pannell
• Aglaia rimosa (Blanco) Merr.
• Aglaia rivularis Merr.
• Aglaia rubiginosa (Hiern) Pannell
• Aglaia rubrivenia Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Aglaia rufibarbis Ridl.
• Aglaia rufinervis (Blume) Bentv.
• Aglaia rugulosa Pannell
• Aglaia saltatorum A.C.Sm.
• Aglaia samoensis A.Gray
• Aglaia sapindina (F.Muell.) Harms
• Aglaia saxonii W.N.Takeuchi
• Aglaia scortechinii King
• Aglaia sessilifolia Pannell
• Aglaia sexipetala Griff.
• Aglaia silvestris (M.Roem.) Merr.
• Aglaia simplicifolia (Bedd.) Harms
• Aglaia smithii Koord.
• Aglaia soepadmoi Pannell
• Aglaia speciosa Blume
• Aglaia spectabilis (Miq.) S.S.Jain & S.Bennet
• Aglaia squamulosa King
• Aglaia stellatopilosa Pannell
• Aglaia subcuprea Merr. & L.M.Perry
• Aglaia subminutiflora C.DC.
• Aglaia subsessilis Pannell
• Aglaia taiwaniana S.S.Ying
• Aglaia taynguyenensis T.Ð.Ðai
• Aglaia tenuicaulis Hiern
• Aglaia teysmanniana (Miq.) Miq.
• Aglaia tomentosa Teijsm. & Binn.
• Aglaia unifolia P.T.Li & X.M.Chen
• Aglaia variisquama Pannell
• Aglaia vitiensis A.C.Sm.