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 Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A. Juss.)Benth

Synonym	:	Aglaia abbreviata C.Y. Wu
Family	:	Meliaceae
Local name	:	Malayalam-Chemulli
Flowering and fruiting period	:	November-August
Distribution	:	Indo-Malesia to Pacific Islands
Distribution in kerala	:	All Districts
Habitat	:	Evergreen forests, also in sacred groves in the plains
Key botanical Charcters : Evergreen tree found in the dense and moist forests in Western Ghats, and also in many drier parts of India. It grows up to 10 m tall, with greyish brown bark. Leaves are alternate to subopposite, 10-20 cm long, compound with 3-7 leaflets. Leaflets are opposite to subopposite, elliptic, or oblong-elliptic, 6-12 cm long, 2.5-5.5 cm wide. Roundish yellow flowers are borne in panicles, which are shorter than leaves, in the leaf axils, covered with small scales. Sepals are 5, rounded, outside rust-colored or yellowish scaly. Petals are 5, oblong, 1-1.5 mm, smo