Tag Archives: Aglaia

Aglaia densitricha Pannell

Densely-haired Aglaia (Aglaia densitricha)

This species was described in 1992, it is known only from the type material which had been collected in 1953 along a road in the state of Terengganu, Malaysia.

The species was not found since and is thought to might be extinct. [1]

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References:

[1] D. J. Mabberley; C. M. Pannell; A. M. Sing: Meliaceae. Flora Malesiana; Series 1 – Spermatophyta 12: 1-388. 1995

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edited: 04.09.2019

Aglaia fragilis A. C. Sm.

Fragile Aglaia (Aglaia fragilis 

The Fragile Aglaia was described in 1942, it is known exclusively from the type material that had been collected one year prior to its description allegedly near the summit of Mt. Nanggaranambuluta, which probably is today’s Mt. Lomalangi in the Nadarivatu region in the northern part of Viti Levu, Fiji. [1]

The species was never found since and is considered extinct. 

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Referenzen:  

[1] Albert C. Smith: Flora Vitiensis Nova: A new flora of Fiji (Spermatophytes only). Vol. 3. Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii 1985

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edited: 04.09.2019

Aglaia unifolia P. T. Li & X. M. Chen

Single-leafed Aglaia (Aglaia unifolia)  

The Single-leafed Aglaia is known from the type material which allegedly was collected in 1947 somewhere near a mountain named Mt. Nanggaranambuluta, which may or may not be today’s Mt. Lomalangi in the Nadarivatu region in the northern part of Viti Levu, Fiji.

The species was never recorded since and is considered extinct.

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The Single-leafed Aglaia, however, is not mentioned at all in Albert C. Smith’s “Flora Vitiensis Nova: A new flora of Fiji” from 1985, thus this might indeed be one of the many cases in which a plant is considered extinct which probably never really existed but turns out some day to be just a different species with a wrong label. [1]

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Referenzen:  

[1] Albert C. Smith: Flora Vitiensis Nova: A new flora of Fiji (Spermatophytes only). Vol. 3. Lawai, Kauai, Hawaii 1985

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edited: 04.09.2019

Aglaia amplexicaulis A. C. Smith

Stem-clasping Aglaia (Aglaia amplexicaulis)  

The Stem-clasping Aglaia, described in the year 1936, is known only from three collections.  The plant is a smaller tree, up to 10 m tall and grows (or grew) in dense forests at elevations of 200 to 600 m.  

The species is known from at least two islands in the Fiji group, Kadavu and Viti Levu, and may be already extinct now.  

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edited: 18.03.2017