Telya / Four-Petal Aglaia
Aglaia lawii
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- December-March
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Aglaia lawii
- Genus
- Aglaia
- Family
- Meliaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Evergreen, semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- Indo-Malesia to Pacific Islands
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Kerala, Manipur, Meghalaya
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“Its leaves are imparipinnate with a terete rachis.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Telya itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- White/creamrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Panicle
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Telya itself; the rest are typical of the Meliaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- Karakil, Vellacheeralam, വെള്ളച്ചീരാളം
- Marathi
- तेल्या Telya
About Telya
Four-Petal Aglaia (Aglaia lawii) is a tree in the Meliaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Karnataka and 4 other states. It grows in evergreen, semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to March.
Uses
It is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and cut for timber and furniture. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Meliaceae
Mahogany/Neem family
Telya belongs to the Meliaceae family.
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