Aglaia cooperae, commonly known as Cooper's aglaia, is a small tree growing to about 4–6 m (13–20 ft) tall in the mahogany family Meliaceae. Twigs, leaves, leaf stalks, flowering and fruiting structures, the outside surfaces of the petals, calices and fruit are all covered in a dense reddish brown indumentum.[4][5][6]
| Cooper's Aglaia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Aglaia |
| Species: | A. cooperae
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| Binomial name | |
| Aglaia cooperae | |
It was first described in 2008 by the British botanist Caroline Mary Pannell, and is only found in a very small area, to the east of the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.[4][5][6][7]
Conservation
editThis species is listed by the Queensland Government's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation as least concern.[1] As of 25 March 2024[update], it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
edit- ^ a b "Species profile—Aglaia cooperae". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Aglaia cooperae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ "Aglaia cooperae Pannell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Pannell, C.M. (2022). "Aglaia cooperae". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Aglaia cooperae". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ a b Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 286 (as "Aglaia sp. (Silver Plains)"). ISBN 978-0958174213.
- ^ "Search: species: Aglaia cooperae | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
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- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com