Aglaia silvestris

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Aglaia silvestris
Herbarium specimen of "Aglaia silvestris"
Herbarium specimen of Aglaia silvestris

Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Meliaceae
Genus: Aglaia
Species:
A. silvestris
Binomial name
Aglaia silvestris
(M.Roemer) Merr.

Aglaia silvestris is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. This plant initiated the naming of the Rocaglamide derivatives silvestrol and episilvestrol.[2] In fact they were derived from the fruits and twigs of Aglaia foveolata.[3]

References

  1. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34763A9882877.en
    . Retrieved 14 November 2021.
  2. PMID 15132542
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  3. doi:10.1021/jo040008h
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