Brown aglaia
Aglaia brownii, Fam. Meliaceae
Tree 2–12m tall. Indumentum of brown stellate scales and hairs, dense on twigs, petioles, rachis and petiolules, inflorescence and infructescence, calyces and fruits; leaflets with numerous pale brown stellate scales on lower surface, sometimes interspersed with usually fewer, darker compact stellate hairs.
| Weed Category: | |
| Weed: | No |
| Form or habit: | Small tree |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Leaf: | Leaves 9–45cm long; five to nine leaflets, 4.5–20 x 1.5–8cm, wilting and margin strongly recurved in dry conditions. Veins 9–15 pairs; reticulation often white or pale brown below when dry. |
| Flower conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Flower colour: |
White, Yellow |
| Flower description: | Inflorescence 9–17cm long. Flowers 1–2 x 1–1.5mm wide, strongly perfumed. Five, white or yellow petals. Staminal tube cup-shaped, about 0.5mm long. Anthers protruding and pointing towards centre of flower. March to July. |
| Fruit conspicuous: | Conspicuous |
| Fruit colour: |
Orange |
| Fruit: | |
| Fruit description: | Infructescence 3.5–9cm long. Fruits orange, indehiscent, subglobose, 1.4–2.1 x 1.5–1.7cm, with a thin pericarp. Two locules, each with no or one seed. Seeds enclosed in yellowish brown aril. August to December. |
| Habitat: | Coastal dune, gallery (riverine or riparian) forest, mangroves, open forest. |
| Distribution | Queensland, Northern Territory, New Guinea. |
| Food source for: | |
| Toxicity: | No toxicity known |
| Origin: | Australia, New Guinea. |
| Notes: | Grows on dark brown organic soil, aeolian sands, stabilised dune or laterite. |
| Information sources: | Wilson A. (2013) Flora of Australia Volume 26, Meliaceae, Rutaceae, Zygophyllaceae. |
