Classification
Class
Magnoliopsida Brongn.
Order
Sapindales Bercht. & J.Presl
Family
Simaroubaceae
 Subordinate Taxa
 Nomenclature
Scientific Name:
Ailanthus Desf., Hist. Acad. Roy. Sci. Mem. Math. Phys. (Paris, 4°) 1786: 265 (1788)
 Description

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.

[From: Webb et al. (1988) Flora of New Zealand. Volume 4.]

 Biostatus
Exotic
Number of species in New Zealand within Ailanthus Desf.
CategoryNumber
Exotic: Fully Naturalised1
Total1
 Bibliography
Desfontaines, R.L. 1788: Mémoire sur un nouveau genre d'arbre. Ailanthus glandulosa. L'Ailanthe glanduleux. Histoire de l'Academie Royale des Sciences. Avec les Mémoires de Mathematique & de Physique. 1786: 265–271.
Mabberley, D.J. 2008: Mabberley's plant book, a portable dictionary of plants, their classification and uses. Edition 3. Cambridge University Press.