Aglaia brassii

Distribution

Aglaia brassii is native from Papuasia to N. Queensland ^[1] .

Aglaia brassii
(Kew specimen K001590177)
Conservation status
Vulnerable  (IUCN 2.3) [2]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Aglaia
Species:	A. brassii
Binomial name
Aglaia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry

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. ^{[3] [4]}

It is a tree which grows up to 20 metres tall. ^[5]

References

1. "Aglaia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2 November 2025.
2. 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.
3. "Aglaia brassii". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
4. Merrill, E.D. & Perry, L.M. (1940), Plantae Papuanae Archiboldianae, III. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 21(3): 325
5. 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.

External links

• Aglaia brassii: Images & occurrence data from GBIF