Ailanthus Desf.
Details
Ailanthus Desf., Hist. Acad. Roy. Sci. Mem. Math. Phys. (Paris, 4°) 1786: 265 (1788)
Ailanthus Desf.
Nomenclature
Desf.
Desf.
1788
265
ICN
Ailanthus Desf.
genus
Ailanthus
Classification
Subordinates
Descriptions
Ailanthus Desf.
Trees, usually deciduous. Lvs imparipinnate; leaflets somewhat oblique at base, with a ± conspicuous gland on each side beneath towards the base. Fls in large terminal panicles, ☿ or unisexual. Calyx 5-lobed. Petals 5, valvate, oblong. Stamens 10, inserted at base of 10-lobed disc. Carpels 2-5, connate or free below; styles connate with elongated, divergent stigmas. Fr. a samara, the compressed seed in the middle. Cotyledons suborbicular or broadly ovate.
Taxonomic concepts
Metadata
a0164870-5fc7-4bb9-92a5-d8559782cb3c
scientific name
Names_Plants
1 January 2000
20 February 2014