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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.