Aglaia elliptica

Aglaia elliptica is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is a tree native to Brunei, Indonesia (Borneo, Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sunda Islands), Malaysia (Peninsular Malaysia, Sabah, and Sarawak), Myanmar, the Philippines, and Thailand.

Two subspecies are accepted:

• Aglaia elliptica subsp. clementis (synonym Aglaia clementis ) – Borneo and Sulawesi
• Aglaia elliptica subsp. elliptica – Borneo, Java, Lesser Sunda Islands, Peninsular Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatra, and Thailand

The species was first described by Carl Ludwig Blume in 1825.

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