Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
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Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Nomenclature
Swingle
Mill.
(Mill.) Swingle
1916
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Ailanthus altissima
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Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Deciduous tree, usually or always dioecious in N.Z., to c. 25 m high with pale-striped, smooth bark, often suckering extensively from underground roots. Buds suborbicular. Lvs 40-60-(70) cm long; rachis glabrous or puberulent. Leaflets 11-25, the terminal one often reduced or abortive; petiole < 1 cm long, puberulent or glabrous. Lamina 7-15-(17) × 3-6-(7.5) cm, narrowly to broadly ovate, acuminate at apex, glabrous, or hairy towards base of midrib below, glaucescent below; basal glands prominent, usually at apex of small basal lobes, sometimes at apex of 2, small, distinct leaflets. Peduncles and pedicels glabrous or slightly puberulent. Fls foetid. Calyx c. 1 mm long; lobes ± triangular-ovate. Petals 2.5-4 mm long, green, white-woolly within and on lower margins. Staminodes of ♀ fls similar in size to stamens of ♂; filaments slender, < to slightly > petals. Pistil rudimentary in ♂ fls. Samara (2.5)-3-5-(4.5) × 0.7-1.4 cm, light reddish brown or pinkish red, tapering at each end, notched on 1 side opposite seed.
Taxonomic concepts
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
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1 January 2000
31 December 2023