Aglaia Luzoniensis (Vidal) Merr. & Rolfe (Kuling-Manok)
October 11, 2024
A small tree up to 10 m tall, bole short, up to 40 cm in diameter, with prominent buttresses, bark surface brown or red, inner bark red or reddish brown; leaflets 1, with 5-18 pairs of secondary veins, smooth and glabrous above, below with numerous orange brown or reddish-brown peltate scales sometimes with fimbriate margin on the midrib and less dense on the intervenal parts; calyx 5-lobed, petals 5(-6), anthers 5, style-head ovoid or depressed globose, sometimes with a central depression at the apex; fruit indehiscent, 1-2-locular.
Geographic Distribution
Aglaia luzoniensis is endemic to the Philippines, particularly on the island of Luzon, and also occurs in some areas of Visayas and Mindanao.
Habitat and Ecology
Occurs scattered in primary or secondary forest, on sandy to clayey soils or on limestone.
Uses
Wood is sometimes used e.g. for house posts, window sills and general construction
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