Trees along margin of evergreen to semi-evergreen forests up to 1000 m; often planted.
🗒 Synonyms
| synonym | Adenanthera triphysa Dennst. |
| synonym | Ailanthus fauveliana (Pierre) Pierre |
| synonym | Ailanthus imberbiflora F. Muell. |
| synonym | Ailanthus kurzii Prain |
| synonym | Ailanthus malabarica DC. |
| synonym | Ailanthus philippinensis Merrill |
| synonym | Hebonga mollis Radlk. |
| synonym | Hebonga obliqua Radlk. |
| synonym | Hebonga siamensis Radlk. |
| synonym | Pongelion fauvelianum Pierre |
| synonym | Pongelion imberbiflorum (F. Muell.) Pierre |
| synonym | Pongelion malabaricum (DC.) Pierre |
🗒 Common Names
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📚 Overview
Summary
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Description
Habit: Shrub or Small Tree
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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Flowering branch
Leaves clustered at twig ends
Rachis and pinna insertion
Petiolule insertion
Rachis insertion
Habit
Tall trees up to 15 m tall.
Trunk\bark
Bark greyish, lenticellate; blaze yellow with red speckles.
Branchlets
Young branchlets terete, with scars of fallen leaves; apical bud tomentose.
Leaves
Leaves compound, imparipinnate, alternate, spiral, crowded towards twig ends, to 1 m long; rachis pulvinate, subterete, glabrous; petiolule 0.3-0.7 cm long, glabrous; leaflets 11-21, alternate or suboppoiste, increasing size towards apex, 5-14 x 3-5 cm, elliptic-oblong to oblong-lanceolate, apex acute or acuminate, base asymetric, margin entire and revolute, glaucous, tomentose beneath when young, later glabrous; midrib raised above; secondary nerves 8-16 pairs, glands present at the fork near margin; tertiary nerves broadly reticulate.
Flowers
Inflorescence terminal or axillary, branched panicles, drooping; flowers small, polygamous, greenish-yellow; pedicel ca. 0.2 cm long.
Fruit& seed
Samara, with large membranouos wings; seed one, pendulous.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Lofty deciduous trees, to 30 m high, bark grey, smooth, lenticellate; blaze pale yellow with reddish-brown sclerotic granules. Leaves imparipinnate, alternate, crowded towards the apex of branches, estipulate; rachis 26.5-52.5 cm long, stout, slightly ridged above, glabrous, swollen at base; leaflets 11-23, opposite or subopposite; petiolule 5-10 mm, slender, glabrous, ridged above; lamina 8.5-17 x 2-6.5 cm, oblong-ovate, oblong-lanceolate or elliptic to lanceolate, base oblique, apex acute or acuminate, margin entire, revolute, glabrous, coriaceous; lateral nerves 8-16 pairs, pinnate, prominent, intercostae reticulate, prominent. Flowers polygamous, greenish-yellow, in axillary panicles; male flowers: sepal 5, ovate, acute, pubescent, imbricate; petals 5, erect, glabrous, valvate; disc 10-lobed; stamens 10; anthers ovate; pistillode rudimentary, cordate; bisexual flowers: sepals and petals as in male flowers; stamens 2 or 3; disc 10-lobed; ovary 5 partite, superior, ovule 1 in each cell; style connate; stigmas plumose. Fruit a samara, 1-5, oblong, 5-6 x 1.5-2.5 cm, prominently veined, not twisted, reddish-brown with rounded ends.
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
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📚 Nomenclature and Classification
📚 Natural History
Ecology
Trees along margin of evergreen to semi-evergreen forests up to 1000 m; often planted.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Miscellaneous Details
Notes: Western Ghats & Eastern Ghats, Moist Deciduous Forests
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Habitat and Distribution
General Habitat
Semi-evergreen forests, also planted in the plains
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Description
Global Distribution
Indo-Malesia and Australia
Indian distribution
State - Kerala, District/s: All Districts
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Maharashtra: Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Satara
Karnataka: Shimoga
Kerala: All districts
Tamil Nadu: Coimbatore, Dindigul, Madurai, Nilgiri, Salem, Theni, Tiruchchirappalli, Tirunelveli
G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram
| Attributions | G. Renu, Sanjana Julias Thilakar, D. Narasimhan, Centre for Floristic Research, Department of Botany, Madras Christian College, Tambaram |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
Indomalaysia and Australia; in the Western Ghats- throughout.
B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry.
| Attributions | B. R. Ramesh, N. Ayyappan, Pierre Grard, Juliana Prosperi, S. Aravajy, Jean Pierre Pascal, The Biotik Team, French Institute of Pondicherry. |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Occurrence
No Data
📚 Demography and Conservation
📚 Uses and Management
Uses
System of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
Medicinal
Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
| Attributions | Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi |
| Contributors | |
| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
System Of Medicines Used In
Folk medicine
FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=86
| Attributions | FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=86 |
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| Status | UNDER_CREATION |
| Licenses | CC_BY |
| References |
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📚 Information Listing
References
- Adenanthera triphysa Dennst., Schluss. Hort. Malab. 15, 18, 32. 1818.
- Ailanthus malabarica DC., Prodr. 2: 89. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 158. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 163(116). 1915.
- Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6 (Suppl.) 41:1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 61. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 106. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 86. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 113. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 105. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 86. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 55. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 128. 1997; R.K. Basak in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 413. 1997; E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 618. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 161. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 200. 2009.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=86
Information Listing > References
- Adenanthera triphysa Dennst., Schluss. Hort. Malab. 15, 18, 32. 1818.
- Ailanthus malabarica DC., Prodr. 2: 89. 1825; Hook. f., Fl. Brit. India 1: 158. 1875; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 163(116). 1915.
- Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston in Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6 (Suppl.) 41:1931; Manilal & Sivar., Fl. Calicut 61. 1982; Mohanan, Fl. Quilon Dist. 106. 1984; Ramach. & V.J. Nair, Fl. Cannanore Dist. 86. 1988; Babu, Fl. Malappuram Dist. 113. 1990; M. Mohanan & Henry, Fl. Thiruvanthapuram 105. 1994; Sasidh. & Sivar., Fl. Pl. Thrissur For. 86. 1996; Sasidh., Fl. Shenduruny WLS 55. 1997; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 128. 1997; R.K. Basak in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 413. 1997; E. Vajr. in P. Daniel, Fl. Kerala 1: 618. 2005; Sunil & Sivadasan, Fl. Alappuzha Dist. 161. 2009; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 200. 2009.
- Flora of Tamil Nadu, VOL. I, 1983; Matthew, 1983, Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002, Flora of Maharastra State Dicotyledones, Vol I, Lakshminarasimhan P. & Prasanna P. V, 2000
- D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=86
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🐾 Taxonomy
| Root | Root |
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Phylum | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Sapindales |
| Family | Simaroubaceae |
| Genus | Ailanthus |
| Species | Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston |
📊 Temporal Distribution
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