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Ailanthus (from its native name Ailanto, meaning Tree of Heaven). Syn., Ponggelion. Simarubaceae. Trees chiefly grown for their handsome large foliage.
Ailanthus (from its native name Ailanto, meaning Tree of Heaven). Syn., Pongelion. Simarubaceae. Trees chiefly grown for their handsome large foliage.
Large trees: Ivs. alternate, odd-pinnate, deciduous: fls. small, in large terminal panicles, polygamous; sepals and petals 5 or 6; disk small, 10-lobed; stamens 10; carpels 5 or 6: fr. consisting of 1-5 distinct oblong samaras with the compressed seed in the middle.—Eight or 9 species in Cent, and S. Asia and in N. Austral.
Large trees: Ivs. alternate, odd-pinnate, deciduous: fls. small, in large terminal panicles, polygamous; sepals and petals 5 or 6; disk small, 10-lobed; stamens 10; carpels 5 or 6: fr. consisting of 1-5 distinct oblong samaras with the compressed seed in the middle.—Eight or 9 species in Cent, and S. Asia and in N. Austral.