Aglaia mariannensis

taxobox
name = "Mupunyao"
status = VU
status_system = IUCN2.3
regnum = Plantae
unranked_divisio = Angiosperms
unranked_classis = Eudicots
unranked_ordo = Rosids
ordo = Sapindales
familia = Meliaceae
genus = "Aglaia"
species = "A. mariannensis"
binomial = "Aglaia mariannensis"|

"Aglaia mariannensis" ("Mupunyao"), endemic to the Mariana Islands is a tree with large (about 10-18 cm in length) dark green, glossy ovate or elliptic leaves, densely arranged on stems. Axillary or terminal flowers arranged in panicles are small, yellowish green and fragrant, smelling of citronella.

The fruit is a purple colored berry.

The name "aglaia" comes from the Greek language and it means "wisdom and glory".

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