| Cooper's Aglaia | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Least Concern (NCA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Meliaceae |
| Genus: | Aglaia |
| Species: | A. cooperae |
| Binomial name | |
| Aglaia cooperae Pannell | |
Aglaia cooperae, commonly known as Cooper's aglaia, is a small tree growing to about 4–6 m (13–20 ft) tall in the mahogany family Meliaceae. Twigs, leaves, leaf stalks, flowering and fruiting structures, the outside surfaces of the petals, calices and fruit are all covered in a dense reddish brown indumentum.
It was first described in 2008 by the British botanist Caroline Mary Pannell, and is only found in a very small area, to the east of the McIlwraith Range on Cape York Peninsula, Queensland, Australia.
Conservation
This species is listed by the Queensland Government's Department of Environment, Science and Innovation as least concern. As of 25 March 2024, it has not been assessed by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN).
References
- ^ "Species profile—Aglaia cooperae". Queensland Department of Environment and Science. Queensland Government. 2022. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- "Aglaia cooperae". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research, Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- "Aglaia cooperae Pannell". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2024. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Pannell, C.M. (2022). "Aglaia cooperae". Flora of Australia. Australian Biological Resources Study, Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water: Canberra. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ F.A.Zich; B.P.M.Hyland; T.Whiffen; R.A.Kerrigan (2020). "Aglaia cooperae". Australian Tropical Rainforest Plants Edition 8 (RFK8). Centre for Australian National Biodiversity Research (CANBR), Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
- ^ Cooper, Wendy; Cooper, William T. (June 2004). Fruits of the Australian Tropical Rainforest. Clifton Hill, Victoria, Australia: Nokomis Editions. p. 286 (as "Aglaia sp. (Silver Plains)"). ISBN 978-0958174213.
- "Search: species: Aglaia cooperae | Occurrence records". Australasian Virtual Herbarium. Australian Government. Retrieved 25 March 2024.
External links
- View a map of herbarium collections of this species at the Australasian Virtual Herbarium
- View observations of this species on iNaturalist
- View images of this species on Flickriver.com