Aglaia is a genus of 121 recognised species of woody dioecious[2] trees in the mahogany family Meliaceae. They occur in the subtropical and tropical forests of Southeast Asia, northern Australia and the Pacific.[not verified in body]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Subfamily: | Melioideae |
| Genus: | Aglaia Lour. |
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Some species are important timber trees; others have scented flowers, or medicinal properties (the edible fruits duku or langsat have now been placed in the genus Lansium). Many have complex biological relationships with their dispersal agents.[not verified in body]
Phytochemistry
editSpecies in the genus Aglaia synthesize a unique class of highly bioactive chemical compounds known as flavaglines. Over 50 unique compounds of this class have been described so far, including rocaglamide, aglafoline, silvestrol, pannellin, episilvestrol, and ponapensin.[3][4][5][6][7] They are known for their anti-cancer, anti-fungal, anti-inflammatory and insecticidal properties. Several of these compounds have been shown to be exceptional therapeutic agents for cancer chemotherapy, however further research is needed to develop medicines.[3]
Species
editAs of 9 April 2024[update], there are 121 species are accepted by Plants of the World Online,[1] as follows:
- Aglaia aherniana G.Perkins
- Aglaia amplexicaulis A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia angustifolia (Miq.) Miq.
- Aglaia apiocarpa (Thwaites) Hiern
- Aglaia archboldiana A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia argentea Blume
- Aglaia australiensis Pannell
- Aglaia barbanthera C.DC.
- Aglaia basiphylla A.Gray
- Aglaia beccarii C.DC.
- Aglaia brassii Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Aglaia brownii Pannell
- Aglaia bullata Pannell
- Aglaia ceramica (Miq.) Pannell
- Aglaia chittagonga Miq.
- Aglaia conferta Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Aglaia cooperae Pannell
- Aglaia coriacea Korth. ex Miq.
- Aglaia costata Merr.
- Aglaia crassinervia Kurz ex Hiern
- Aglaia cremea Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Aglaia cucullata (Roxb.) Pellegr.
- Aglaia cumingiana Turcz.
- Aglaia cuspidata C.DC.
- Aglaia densisquama Pannell
- Aglaia densitricha Pannell
- Aglaia edulis (Roxb.) Wall.
- Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth.
- Aglaia elliptica (C.DC.) Blume
- Aglaia erythrosperma Pannell
- Aglaia euryanthera Harms
- Aglaia evansensis A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia eximia Miq.
- Aglaia exstipulata (Griff.) W.Theob.
- Aglaia fellii W.E.Cooper & Joyce
- Aglaia ferruginea C.T.White & W.D.Francis
- Aglaia flavescens C.DC.
- Aglaia flavida Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Aglaia forbesii King
- Aglaia foveolata Pannell
- Aglaia fragilis A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia glabrata Teijsm. & Binn.
- Aglaia gracilis A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia grandis Korth. ex Miq.
- Aglaia heterotricha A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia hiernii King
- Aglaia ijzermannii Boerl. & Koord.-Schum.
- Aglaia integrifolia Pannell
- Aglaia korthalsii Miq.
- Aglaia lancilimba Merr.
- Aglaia lawii (Wight) C.J.Saldanha
- Aglaia laxiflora Miq.
- Aglaia lepidopetala Harms
- Aglaia lepiorrhachis Harms
- Aglaia leptantha Miq.
- Aglaia leucoclada C.DC.
- Aglaia leucophylla King
- Aglaia luzoniensis (S.Vidal) Merr. & Rolfe
- Aglaia mabberleyi Pannell
- Aglaia mackiana Pannell
- Aglaia macrocarpa (Miq.) Pannell
- Aglaia macrostigma King
- Aglaia malabarica Sasidh.
- Aglaia malaccensis (Ridl.) Pannell
- Aglaia mariannensis Merr.
- Aglaia membranifolia King
- Aglaia meridionalis Pannell
- Aglaia monocaula C.M.Pannell
- Aglaia monozyga Harms
- Aglaia monticola W.E.Cooper & P.I.Forst.
- Aglaia multinervis Pannell
- Aglaia nyaruensis C.M.Pannell
- Aglaia odorata Lour.
- Aglaia odoratissima Blume
- Aglaia oligophylla Miq.
- Aglaia pachyphylla Miq.
- Aglaia palembanica Miq.
- Aglaia pannelliana W.N.Takeuchi
- Aglaia parksii A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia parviflora C.DC.
- Aglaia penningtoniana Pannell
- Aglaia perviridis Hiern
- Aglaia pleuropteris Pierre
- Aglaia polyneura C.DC.
- Aglaia puberulanthera C.DC.
- Aglaia pyriformis Merr.
- Aglaia ramotricha Pannell
- Aglaia rimosa (Blanco) Merr.
- Aglaia rivularis Merr.
- Aglaia rubiginosa (Hiern) Pannell
- Aglaia rubrivenia Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Aglaia rufibarbis Ridl.
- Aglaia rufinervis (Blume) Bentv.
- Aglaia rugulosa Pannell
- Aglaia saltatorum A.C.Sm.
- Aglaia samoensis A.Gray
- Aglaia sapindina (F.Muell.) Harms
- Aglaia saxonii W.N.Takeuchi
- Aglaia scortechinii King
- Aglaia sessilifolia Pannell
- Aglaia sexipetala Griff.
- Aglaia silvestris (M.Roem.) Merr.
- Aglaia simplicifolia (Bedd.) Harms
- Aglaia smithii Koord.
- Aglaia soepadmoi Pannell
- Aglaia speciosa Blume
- Aglaia spectabilis (Miq.) S.S.Jain & S.Bennet
- Aglaia squamulosa King
- Aglaia stellatopilosa Pannell
- Aglaia subcuprea Merr. & L.M.Perry
- Aglaia subminutiflora C.DC.
- Aglaia subsessilis Pannell
- Aglaia taiwaniana S.S.Ying
- Aglaia taynguyenensis T.Ð.Ðai
- Aglaia tenuicaulis Hiern
- Aglaia teysmanniana (Miq.) Miq.
- Aglaia tomentosa Teijsm. & Binn.
- Aglaia unifolia P.T.Li & X.M.Chen
- Aglaia variisquama Pannell
- Aglaia vitiensis A.C.Sm.
References
edit- ^ a b "Aglaia Lour". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ "Aglaia in Flora of China @ efloras.org". Flora of China. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ a b Kim, Soyoung; Salim, Angela; Swanson, Steven; Douglas Kinghorn, A. (2006-07-01). "Potential of Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from Aglaia Species in Cancer Chemotherapy". Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry. 6 (4): 319–345. doi:10.2174/187152006777698123. ISSN 1871-5206. PMID 16842234.
- ^ Ribeiro, Nigel; Thuaud, Frédéric; Nebigil, Canan; Désaubry, Laurent (March 2012). "Recent advances in the biology and chemistry of the flavaglines". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry. 20 (6): 1857–1864. doi:10.1016/j.bmc.2011.10.048. ISSN 0968-0896. PMID 22071525.
- ^ Hwang, Bang Yeon; Su, Bao-Ning; Chai, Heebyung; Mi, Qiuwen; Kardono, Leonardus B. S.; Afriastini, Johar J.; Riswan, Soedarsono; Santarsiero, Bernard D.; Mesecar, Andrew D.; Wild, Robert; Fairchild, Craig R. (May 2004). "Silvestrol and Episilvestrol, Potential Anticancer Rocaglate Derivatives from Aglaia silvestris". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 69 (10): 3350–3358. doi:10.1021/jo040120f. ISSN 0022-3263. PMID 15132542.
- ^ Brader, G.; Vajrodaya, S.; Greger, H.; Bacher, M.; Kalchhauser, H.; Hofer, O. (December 1998). "Bisamides, Lignans, Triterpenes, and Insecticidal Cyclopenta[b]benzofurans from AglaiaSpecies1". Journal of Natural Products. 61 (12): 1482–1490. doi:10.1021/np9801965. ISSN 0163-3864. PMID 9868148.
- ^ Salim, Angela A.; Pawlus, Alison D.; Chai, Hee-Byung; Farnsworth, Norman R.; Douglas Kinghorn, A.; Carcache-Blanco, Esperanza J. (January 2007). "Ponapensin, a cyclopenta[bc]benzopyran with potent NF-κB inhibitory activity from Aglaia ponapensis". Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters. 17 (1): 109–112. doi:10.1016/j.bmcl.2006.09.084. ISSN 0960-894X. PMC 2786496. PMID 17055270.
External links
edit- Pannell, C.M. (1992). A taxonomic monograph of the genus Aglaia Lour. (Meliaceae). Kew Bulletin Additional Series. Vol. XV1. London: HMSO. ISBN 978-0-11-250067-4.
- Pannell, C.M. (1997). Dranseld, J.; et al. (eds.). Solving problems in the taxonomy of Aglaia (Meliaceae): functional syndromes and the biological monograph. Pl. Div. Mal. Vol. III. pp. 163–170.
- Satasook, C.; Isman, M.B.; Ishibashi, F.; Medbury, S.; Wiriyachitra, P.; Towers, G.H.N. (1994), "Insecticidal bioactivity of crude extracts of Aglaia species (Meliaceae)", Biochemical Systematics and Ecology, 22 (2): 121–7, Bibcode:1994BioSE..22..121S, doi:10.1016/0305-1978(94)90002-7
- "Aglaia Lour". Atlas of Living Australia.