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Aglaia odorata is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, and possibly Laos.[1]

Aglaia odorata
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Aglaia
Species:	A. odorata
Binomial name
Aglaia odorata Lour.

It is occasionally sold as a house plant under the name "Chinese perfume plant." It can be grown outdoors in USDA zones 9 and 10.

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Description

Aglaia odorata is a small tree that retains its green leaves throughout the year, and can reach a height of 2 to 5 meters. It is multiple branched and its leaves are 5 to 12 centimeters long. It has small golden yellow raceme oval-shaped flowers with 6 petals. The fruit is red, about one centimeter long and egg-shaped, containing one to two seeds.[2]

Uses

Traditional medicinal use

Many parts of Aglaia odorata - roots, leaves, flowers and branches - can be used as medicine.

• The roots are boiled with water to make a drink to increase appetite. In the Philippines, the roots and leaves can be used as a tonic.[3]
• The dried flowers are used to cure mouth ulcers and reduce fever.[2]
• In China, the dried branches and leaves are boiled in water and used to reduce pain from rheumatic joints, injuries from falls, superficial infections and toxic swelling.[4]

Perfume

The dried flowers can be used to produce perfume for clothes and mixed into cigarettes.[3]

Herbicide

Aglaia odorata can be used as an organic herbicide to control grass and weeds in fields, such as rice fields and maize fields.[4]

References

External links

• Aglaia odorata Lour. Medicinal Plant Images Database (School of Chinese Medicine, Hong Kong Baptist University) (in Chinese) (in English)

На других языках

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- [en] Aglaia odorata

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[es] Aglaia odorata

Aglaia odorata es una especie de planta fanerógama perteneciente a la familia Meliaceae. Es un arbusto o pequeño árbol que produce flores de color amarillo. Es originaria de Vietnam, pero ahora está extendida por el Sureste Asiático.[1]

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