Family: Meliaceae

Genus: Aglaia

Species: odorata

Sample code: EGY-MBG-000912

Common name: Chinese rice flower, mock lemon

English name: Chinese perfume plant

Arabic name: اجليا

Native: Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Taiwan, Thailand, vietnam

Country: Cambodia China Indonesia Myanmar Taiwan Thailand Vietnam

(PGR): Rare

Evergreen dioecious shrub or small tree grow up to 2-8 m tall multiple branches leaves compound 3-5 leaflets, ovate to elliptic, 5-12 cm long Inflorescence is an axillary panicle (to 5-10 cm long) containing numerous tiny rounded yellow flowers (each to only 2 mm wide) in the shape of miniature balls that do not open up when they bloom

Each flower looks like a grain of rice, hence the sometimes used additional common name of Chinese rice flower

Fragrant ornamental shrub or small tree. grown as a hedge. local use as a food, medicine and source of wood and essential oil . Beautiful houseplant. The flowers are dried and used for scenting tea. The flowers are exquisitely scented, somewhat like vanilla but with spicy undertone. Very amenable to trimming, it is used for topiary in Asia. The dried flowers retain their perfume almost indefinitely. The flowers are used to scent clothes, are added to potpourris. The wood is particularly good for turnery

Camunium chinese Roxb - Aglaia oblanceolata Craib

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Texture: Clay

Fertility: Intermediate

Drainage: Well drained

Salinity: Low

Water Sources: Moderate Water

Climates: Tropical

Lights: Full sun Light shade

Propagation: Cutting

Flowering time: Throughout the year

Zone: 9 : 10

pH range: 5.0-6.0

Status: Least concern

Life span: Perennial

Habits: Evergreen Shrub

Sample Type: Cultivar

Collecting Sources: Botanical garden

Plant Uses: Decorative potpourri Essential oil Hedge Herbal tea Indoor plant Insecticidal Medicinal Ornamental Perfume Wood Xeric landscaping

Plant Populations density: Cultivated

Vegetation types: Evergreen shrub

pH: Mild acid