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Meliaceae
Aglaia teysmanniana
Aglaia teysmanniana
Also known as Amoora stellata, Aglaia heptandra, Amoora teysmanniana, Milnea montana
Tropical Plants · Edibles & Herbs · Native Plants · Trees & Shrubs · Tropical Tree · Meliaceae · Aglaia · Rare · Edible Fruit · Borneo · Southeast Asia · Himalayas · Ornamental Tree · Specialist
Aglaia teysmanniana is a rare tropical tree from the Meliaceae family, native to humid forests from the Andaman Islands to Borneo and southern China. It demands consistently warm, humid conditions with moist, rich, well-drained soil and partial shade, especially when establishing. This species is best suited to specialist tropical gardens or research collections outside its native range.
Growing conditions
The details behind the basics
- Daily light
- 4 hours
- Watering
- Water deeply to keep soil consistently moist but not waterlogged; reduce slightly in cooler months · Every 5-7 days
- Maintenance
- High
- Soil
- loam
- Temperature
- -20°F to 90°F
- Cycle
- Perennial
- Propagation
- Seed
Hardiness
USDA 5a-10b
Form & growth
Mature size and habit
- Mature height
- 12 in – 3 ft
- Spread
- 18 in
- Spacing
- 360 in apart
- Growth rate
- Moderate
- Root depth
- Medium
- Flowers
- No
- Fruit
- Yes
- Foliage
- Medium
Ecology & origin
Where it belongs and what it brings
- Native to
- Andaman Is., Borneo, China South-Central, East Himalaya, Hainan, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, New Guinea, Philippines, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
- Attracts
- Bees, Birds
Sources: trefle
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