| Accepted name: |
Ailanthus altissima (Miller) Swingle |
| Synonym(s): |
-Ailanthus peregrina Barkl.
-Ailanthus glandulosus Desf.
-Toxicodendron altissimum Miller
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| English names: |
Chinese Sumac
Tree-of-heaven
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| French names: |
Ailante glanduleux
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| Classification: |
Kingdom: Plantae
Divison: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
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| OPL Code: |
WAILAL
(to track OPL, Newmaster et al. 1998) |
| Lifeform: |
1.1 |
| Lifecycle: |
P |
| Source database: |
FOIBIS, June 2005-2012 |
| Floristic Affinities: |
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| Distribution: |
-
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| Ecosystem: |
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| Microhabitat: |
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| Ethnobotanical Notes: |
In China a decoct of the bark and the cortex of the roots used as astringent, to treat heart diseases, epilepsy, asthma, dysentery, intestinal worms and others(1). |
| Key Characters: |
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