Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun

Complete Taxonomic details of Species: Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.

Family: Simaroubaceae Genus: Ailanthus Species: Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.( महानीम )

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Synonym Ailanthus wightii Tiegh., Pongelion excelsum (Roxb.) Pierre Flower Color White
Common Name Mahanimb Flower Type Panicle
English / Trade Name Indian Tree of Heaven, Coramandel ailanto, Flowering Period Jan-March
Vernacular /Local Name Fruiting Period April-June
Altitude Up to 1000 m. Fruit Type Samara
Habit Tree Fruit Details Samaras often solitary, linear-oblong to lanceolate, strongly nerves, once or twice twisted at base.
Habitat Found in deciduous forests Bark Type Smooth
Distribution Widely distributed in India, both as wild and cultivated. Sri Lanka, Pakistan. Bark Details Bark light grey and smooth,
Distribution in Haryana Ambala, Faridabad, Fatehabad, Gurgaon, Hisar, Jhajjar, Jind, Karnal, Kurukshetra, M. Garh, Mewat, Morni-Pinjore, Palwal, Panipat, Rewari, Rohtak, Yamuna Nagar Origin Native
    Leaf Type Compound
    Leaf Arrangement Alternate (leaves born singly along stem)
    Leaf Shape Ovate
Description of Species Large tree; bark light-coloured; branchlets hoary tomentose, with large leaf-scars. Leaves large, pinnate; rachis hoary tomentose; leaflets 10-13 pairs, variable in shape, often ovate, very coarsely toothed, acute or acuminate, densely pubescent beneath and pubescent above when young. Flowers yellowish in large panicles. Ovary hairy. Samaras often solitary, linear-oblong to lanceolate, , strongly nerves, once or twice twisted at base. Leaf Details Leaves large, pinnate, rachis hoary tomentose; leaflets 10-13 pairs, variable in shape, often ovate, very coarsely toothed, acute or acuminate, densely pubescent beneath and pubescent above when young, with two hairy glands near the base, and sometimes in place of the lowest leaflets also.
 

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