Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.) Benth.

 
  • Family : MELIACEAE
    (Mahogany Or Neem Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NEEM FAMILY (नीम फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System IV) : Meliaceae
  • Basionym : Nemedra elaeagnoidea A.Juss.
  • Synonym(s) : Nemedra elaeagnoidea A.Juss.; Aglaia canariifolia Koord.; Aglaia cupreolepidota Merr.; Aglaia elaeagnoidea var. formosana Hayata; Aglaia elaeagnoidea var. glabrescens Valeton; Aglaia elaeagnoidea var. pallens Merr.; Aglaia formosana (Hayata) Hayata; Aglaia lepidota Miq.; Aglaia lepidota var. pauperfula Miq.; Aglaia odoratissima Benth.; Aglaia pallens (Merr.) Merr.; Aglaia parvifolia Merr.; Aglaia roxburghiana var. pauperfula (Miq.) Miq.; Aglaia spanoghei Blume ex Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Aglaia elaeagnoidea (A.Juss.)Benth.
  • Common name : Chakoola Tree
  • Vernacular name :
    • Priyangu (Hindi)
    • Thottulu (Kannada)
    • Erra aduga (Telugu)
    • Chokkala (Tamil)
    • Gandhaphala (Sanskrit)
    • Punyava (Malayalam)
    • Chokkala (Tamil)
  • Habit : Tree
  • Habitat : Tropical semi-evergreen forests, sacred groves in the plains
  • Key identification features : Tree, leaflets small, usually 5
  • Flower, Fruit : November-August
  • Distribution :
    • Andhra Pradesh : West Godavari district, Kurnool district, Chittoor district, East Godavari district, Visakhapatnam district
    • Karnataka : Hassan district, Kodagu (Coorg) district, Uttara Kannada district, Belagavi district, Ballari district, Chikkamagaluru district, Dakshina Kannada district, Shivamogga district, Tumakuru district, Udupi district, Chitradurga district
    • Kerala : All districts of Kerala
    • Maharashtra : Ratnagiri district, Sindhudurg district, Kolhapur district
    • Odisha : Khordha district, Kalahandi district, Ganjam district
    • Tamil Nadu : Kancheepuram (Changalpattu-CGP) district, Coimbatore district, The Nilgiri district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tirunelveli district, Theni district, Vellore district, Tiruvannamalai district, Dharmapuri district, Kanyakumari district, Tirunelveli district, Salem district, Villipuram district, Cuddalore district, Namakkal district
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Australia, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laos, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, New Caledonia, New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vanuatu, Vietnam
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1
    • Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI
    • Henry, Kumari & Chithra (1983). Flora of Tamil Nadu, India vol. 1
    • Ravichandran, V. 2016. Taxonomic and Phytogeographical investigation on endemic plants of Western Ghats with special reference to Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary of Tamil Nadu (Ph.D. thesis work)
    • Saldanha & Nicolson, 1976 – Flora of Hassan District
    • Saldanha, C. J. (1996). Flora of Karnataka vol. 2. Oxford and IBH Publishing Co, New Delhi
    • Gowda, 2004 – Flora of Sringeri District
    • Gopalakrishna Bhat, 2003 – Flora of Udupi District
    • Bhaskar & Kushalappa, 2013- Flora of Tumkur District
    • N.P. Sing & S. Karthikeyan 2000. Flora of Maharastra vol 1. Botanical survey of India, Govt. India
    • M.R. Almeida (1996). Flora of Maharashtra vol.1
    • Sudhakar Reddy, C et al., 2009. Tree Wealth of Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh, India
    • K.Ravikumar, A.C.Tangavelou, & Navendu Page. (2021). Seed plants of Karnataka, India: A concise dictionary. FRLHT-TDU, National Biodiversity Authority (NBA), Chennai.
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  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2026). India Trees and Vegetation Types. Aglaia elaeagnoidea. Downloaded on 4 October 2026.

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