Aglaia brassii is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Australia, West Papua (Indonesia), Papua New Guinea, and the Solomon Islands. This species was first described in 1940 by Elmer Drew Merrill and Lily May Perry from a specimen collected in the Solomons.[2][3]
| Aglaia brassii | |
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| (Kew specimen K001590177) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Aglaia |
| Species: | A. brassii
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| Binomial name | |
| Aglaia brassii | |
It is a tree which grows up to 20 metres tall.[4]
References
edit- ^ Pannell, C.M. (1998). "Aglaia brassii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34928A9898599. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34928A9898599.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
- ^ "Aglaia brassii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. (1940), Plantae Papuanae Archiboldianae, III. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(3): 325
- ^ C.M. Pannell. " Aglaia brassii". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 13 September 2024.
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