Aglaia (Sturtevant, 1919)
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Aglaia edulis A. Gray.
- Accepted name : Aglaia edulis
Aglaia edulis A. Gray. Meliaceae.
Fiji Islands and the East Indies. The natives eat the aril which surrounds the seed and call it gumi[1]. The fruit is edible, having a watery, cooling, pleasant pulp[2]. The aril is large, succulent and edible[3].
- ↑ Don, G. Hist. Dichl. Pls. 1:683. 1831.
- ↑ Wight, R. Illustr. Ind. Bot. 1:146. 1840. (Milnea edulis)
- ↑ Royle, J. P. Illustr. Bot. Himal. 1:140. 1839.
Aglaia odorata
- Accepted name : Aglaia odorata
Aglaia odorata Lour. China. Firminger[1] says this plant never fruits in Bengal. The flowers are bright yellow, of the size and form of a pin head and are delightfully fragrant. Fortune[2] says it is the lan-hwa u yu-chu-lan of China and that the flowers are used for scenting tea. Smith[3] says it is the san-yeh-lan of China, that the flowers are used for scenting tea and that the tender leaves are eaten as a vegetable.
