Aglaia silvestris

Aglaia silvestris is a species of plant in the family Meliaceae. It is found in Cambodia, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, the Solomon Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam. This plant initiated the naming of the Rocaglamide derivatives silvestrol and episilvestrol.[2] In fact they were derived from the fruits and twigs of Aglaia foveolata.[3]

Aglaia silvestris
Herbarium specimen of Aglaia silvestris
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Meliaceae
Genus:	Aglaia
Species:	A. silvestris
Binomial name
Aglaia silvestris (M.Roemer) Merr.

References

1. Pannell, C.M. (1998). "Aglaia silvestris". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T34763A9882877. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T34763A9882877.en.
2. Hwang, Bang Yeon; Su, Bao-Ning; Chai, Heebyung; Mi, Qiuwen; Kardono, Leonardus B. S.; Afriastini, Johar J.; Riswan, Soedarsono; Santarsiero, Bernard D.; Mesecar, Andrew D.; Wild, Robert; Fairchild, Craig R.; Vite, Gregory D.; Rose, William C.; Farnsworth, Norman R.; Cordell, Geoffrey A.; Pezzuto, John M.; Swanson, Steven M.; Kinghorn, A. Douglas (2004). "Silvestrol and Episilvestrol, Potential Anticancer Rocaglate Derivatives from Aglaia silvestris". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 69 (10): 3350–8. doi:10.1021/jo040120f. PMID 15132542.
3. Hwang, Bang Yeon; Su, Bao-Ning; Chai, Heebyung; Mi, Qiuwen; Kardono, Leonardus B. S.; Afriastini, Johar J.; Riswan, Soedarsono; Santarsiero, Bernard D.; Mesecar, Andrew D.; Wild, Robert; Fairchild, Craig R.; Vite, Gregory D.; Rose, William C.; Farnsworth, Norman R.; Cordell, Geoffrey A.; Pezzuto, John M.; Swanson, Steven M.; Kinghorn, A. Douglas (2004). "Silvestrol and Episilvestrol, Potential Anticancer Rocaglate Derivatives from Aglaia silvestris". The Journal of Organic Chemistry. 69 (18): 6156. doi:10.1021/jo040008h.