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Ailanthus altissima (/ eɪ ˈ l æ n θ ə s æ l ˈ t ɪ s ɪ m ə / ay-LAN-thəss al-TIH-sim-ə), [5] commonly known as tree of heaven or ailanthus tree, is a deciduous tree in the quassia family. It is native to northeast and central China, and Taiwan. Unlike other members of the genus Ailanthus, it is found in temperate climates rather than ...
Ailanthus excelsa, commonly known as tree of heaven, is a large deciduous tree found in India and Sri Lanka. [1] In Tamil , it is also known as Pi-Nari Maram due to its disagreeable odor. The trees are grown along the edges of fields and rivers to mark boundaries and prevent soil erosion .
The number of living species is disputed, with some authorities accepting up to ten species, while others accept six or fewer. Species include: Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle (tree of heaven, syn. A. vilmoriniana Dode [4]) – northern and central mainland China, Taiwan. Invasive in North America, Europe, Britain, and Australia.
Ailanthus vilmoriniana is a tree that often attains heights of 20 metres or more with a crown spread of 15 metres. The new shoots occasionally have small green spines. The leaves are quite similar to those of A. altissima, but they are darker in colour and pendulous.
Actually, a good many woody species share this distributional size effect. Our Mystery Plant (Mountain ash, Rowan, Sorbus americana ) has a close relative in Europe, another species which looks ...
The best-known species is the temperate Chinese tree-of-heaven Ailanthus altissima, which has become a cosmopolitan weed tree of urban areas [5] and wildlands. [6] Well-known genera in the family include the tropical Quassia and Simarouba. It is known in English by the common names of the quassia family or ailanthus family. [7]
Eucryptorrhynchus brandti, the snout weevil, is an insect in the weevil family. [1] In its native range in China, it causes significant damage to its single host, Ailanthus altissima, tree of heaven. [2]
Ailanthus triphysa (also Ailanthus malabarica) is a medium to tall evergreen rainforest tree that is native to Asia and Australia. The wood is used for matchwood and plywood. The tree is known as halmaddi in India, where its resin, also called halmaddi, may be used in incense. Inappropriate extraction methods were resulting in trees dying, thus ...