Aglaia basiphylla is a species of flowering plant in the mahogany family Meliaceae, first described by Asa Gray in 1854. It is endemic to Fiji and is assessed as Vulnerable by the IUCN. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
Facts
Classification
DietPhotosynthetic Autotroph 1 System (Realm) Relationship to PeopleSource of Timber or Wood 2 Living or Extinct Scientific Name Conservation Status Comparison
CITES Appendix Connections
Child Taxon Of
Plantae, Taxa Source Aglaia basiphylla (Wikidata)
In the Other Atlases
Found In
Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.
Sources
1. Aglaia basiphylla (Wikipedia)
Infobox: status
VU
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Aglaia basiphylla is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae.
View the Source2. Plants For A Future: Aglaia basiphylla - Useful Tropical Plants
Plants For A FutureGeneral Information: wood
The trees are sometimes harvested from the wild for local use of their wood.
Habitat
Dense, primary forest and creek forest
View the Source 3. Aglaia basiphylla (Wikidata)
Wikidata- Wikidata Q26105 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): vulnerable.
- Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
View the Source 4. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Sapindales
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12438
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UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Meliaceae
UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12446Quote, Species+ taxon_concepts, id 12446
"cites_listing":"II/NC","eu_listing":"B/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":"Sapindales","family":"Meliaceae"},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Mahoganies, West Indian cedar, Spanish cedar","language":"EN"},{"name":"Acajous","language":"FR"},{"name":"Caobas","language":"ES"},{"name":"楝科","language":"ZH"}],"cites_listings":[]
Plant (Wikipedia)
Lead, whole group is photosyntheticQuote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic
They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.
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