Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

First published in J. Washington Acad. Sci. 6: 495 (1916)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is China. It is a tree and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Taiwan, Tibet, Xinjiang

Introduced into:

Afghanistan, Alabama, Albania, Algeria, Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Austria, Azores, Belgium, Bulgaria, California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Chile Central, Colorado, Connecticut, Corse, Cyprus, Czechoslovakia, Delaware, District of Columbia, East Aegean Is., Florida, France, Free State, Georgia, Germany, Great Britain, Greece, Hawaii, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, India, Indiana, Iowa, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Japan, Kansas, Kentucky, Korea, Kriti, Krym, KwaZulu-Natal, Lebanon-Syria, Lesotho, Libya, Louisiana, Madeira, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mexico Northeast, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Morocco, Nansei-shoto, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, North Carolina, Northern Provinces, Ohio, Oklahoma, Ontario, Oregon, Pakistan, Palestine, Pennsylvania, Poland, Portugal, Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sardegna, Sicilia, South Carolina, Spain, Switzerland, Tadzhikistan, Tennessee, Texas, Transcaucasus, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uruguay, Utah, Uzbekistan, Vermont, Vietnam, Virginia, Washington, West Himalaya, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yugoslavia

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Classification

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PAFTOL

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
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  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
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  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
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  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
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  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Williams, J.K. (2010). Additions to the Alien vascular flora of Mexico, with comments on the shared species of Texas, Mexico and Belize. Phytoneuron 2010-3: 1-7.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additons to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 39: 165-177.
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Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Ackerfield, J. (2015). Flora of Colorado: 1-818. BRIT Press.
  • Allred, K.W. (2012). Flora Neomexicana, ed. 2, 1: 1-599. Range Science Herbarium, Las Cruces, New Mexico.
  • Bailey, C. & al. (2015). Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee: 1-813. University of Tennessee press.
  • Barooah, C. & Ahmed, I. (2014). Plant diversity of Assam. A checklist of Angiosperms and Gymnosperms: 1-599. Assam science technology and environment council, India.
  • Chang, C.S., Kim, H. & Chang, K.S. (2014). Provisional checklist of vascular plants for the Korea peninsula flora (KPF): 1-660. DESIGNPOST.
  • Davis, P.H. (ed.) (1967). Flora of Turkey and the East Aegean Islands 2: 1-581. Edinburgh University Press, Edinburgh.
  • Dimopoulos, P., Raus, T., Bergmeier, E., Constantinidis, T., Iatrou, G., Kokkini, S., Strid, A., & Tzanoudakis, D. (2013). Vascular plants of Greece. An annotated checklist: 1-372. Botanic gardens and botanical museum Berlin-Dahlem, Berlin and Hellenic botanical society, Athens.
  • Dobignard, A. & Chatelain, C. (2013). Index synonymique de la flore d'Afrique du nord 5: 1-451. Éditions des conservatoire et jardin botaniques, Genève.
  • Evenhuis, N.L. & Eldredge, L.G. (eds.) (2012). Records of the Hawaii biological survey for 2011. Part II: plants. Bishop Museum Occasional Papers 113: 1-102.
  • Gilman, A.V. (2015). New flora of Vermont. Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden 110: 1-614.
  • Greuter, W. & Raus, T. (eds.) (2008). Med-Checklist Notulae, 27. Willdenowia 38: 465-474.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Iwatsuki, K., Boufford, D.E. & Ohba, H. (eds.) (1999). Flora of Japan IIc: 1-328. Kodansha Ltd., Tokyo.
  • Jones, R.L. (2005). Plant life of Kentucky. An illustrated guide to the vascular flora: 1-833. The universitry press of Kentucky.
  • Kral, R., Diamond, A.R., Ginzbarg, S.L., Hansen, C.J., Haynes, R.R., Keener, B.R., Lelong, M.G., Spaulding, D.D. & Woods, M. (2011). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Alabama: 1-112. Botanical reseach institute of Texas.
  • Lê, T.C. (2003). Danh lục các loài thực vật Việt Nam 2: 1-1203. Hà Nội : Nhà xuất bản Nông nghiệp.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Meikle, R.D. (1977). Flora of Cyprus 1: 1-832. The Bentham-Moxon Trust Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Mirek, Z., Piękoś-Mirkowa, H., Zając, A. & Zając, M (2020). Vascular plants of Poland an annotated checklist: 1-526. W. Szafer institute of botany, Polish academy of sciences, Krakow, Poland.
  • Mohlenbrock, R.H. (2014). Vascular Flora of Illinois. A Field Guide, ed. 4: 1-536. Southern Illinois University Press, Carbondale.
  • Nasir, E. & Ali, S.I. (eds.) (1980-). Flora of Pakistan 135- Department of Botany, University of Karachi, Karachi.
  • Ovchinnikov, P.N. (ed.) (1981). Flora Tadzhikskoi SSR 6: 1-725. Izd-vo Akademii nauk SSSR, Moskva.
  • Shishkin, B.K. (ed.) (1950). Flora Turkmenii 5: 1-271. Turkmenskoe gosudarstvennoe izd., Ashkhabad.
  • Stace, C. (2019). New Flora of the British Isles ed. 4: 1-1266. C & M Floristics.
  • Tohmé, G. & Tohmé, H. (2014). Illustrated Flora of Lebanon, ed. 2: 1-610. CNRS Publication.
  • Townsend, C.C. & Guest, E. (eds.) (1980). Flora of Iraq 4(1): 1-628. Ministry of Agriculture & Agrarian Reform, Baghdad.
  • USDA, NRCS ( 2021-continuously updated). Natural Resources Conservation Services Plant Database http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=checklist.html.
  • Vvedensky, A.I. (ed.) (1959). Flora Uzbekistana 4: 1-507. Izd-va Akademii nauk Uzbekskoi SSR, Tashkent.
  • Werier, D. (2017). Catalogue of the Vascular plants of New York state. Memoirs of the Torrey Botanical Club 27: 1-542.
  • Williams, J.K. (2010). Additions to the Alien vascular flora of Mexico, with comments on the shared species of Texas, Mexico and Belize. Phytoneuron 2010-3: 1-7.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).
  • Zervous, S., Raus, T. & Yannitsaros, A. (2009). Additons to the flora of the island of Kalimnos (SE Aegean, Greece). Willdenowia 39: 165-177.
  • Zuloaga, F.O., Morrone, O. , Belgrano, M.J., Marticorena, C. & Marchesi, E. (eds.) (2008). Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares del Cono Sur. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 107: 1-3348. Missouri Botanical Garden.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 1, 2020 Christenhusz, M.J.M. [MC9059] United Kingdom K001400674 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004828281 Yes
Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K004828314 Yes
Furuse, M. [52823] Japan K004828313 Yes
Simpson, N.D. [3469] K004828291 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5076] Italy K004828283 Yes
[T. Chareh] [s.n.] China K004828324 Yes
Dönmez, A.A. [2407] K004828290 Yes
s.coll. [9] K004828586 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4329] Spain K004828275 Yes
Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K004828317 Yes
[illegible] [s.n.] K004828270 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [4329] Spain K004828274 Yes
Kellner; Koellenstein [s.n.] France K004828282 Yes
Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K004828316 Yes
Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [720] China K004828320 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004828587 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2570] China K004828351 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [680] Bulgaria K004828286 Yes
Verdcourt, B. [s.n.] Spain K004828276 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] France K004828279 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [626] K004828585 Yes
Ching, R.C. [3206] China K004828358 Yes
[Soifort. forpaunt] [374] K004828352 Yes
Farges, P.G. [s.n.] China K004828315 Yes
Furuse, M. [52823] Japan K004116407 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [2216] China K004828322 Yes
Faber, E. (Revd) [1888] China K004828359 Yes
Leon, C.J.; Lin, Y-L.; Ye, S-Q.; Bai, Q-B. [TCMK 424] China K001873758 No
Cecconi, G. [s.n.] Italy K004828285 Yes
[Gonan] [s.n.] France K004828278 Yes
Henry [223] China K004828343 Yes
Atherton, G.E. [57] Cyprus K004828591 Yes
Licent, E. (Abbe) [1836] China K004828323 Yes
Rock, J.F. [13243] China K004828321 Yes
Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [818] China K004828318 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K004828350 Yes
Tso, C.L. [1380] China K004828353 Yes
Tsu, L.F. [s.n.] China K004828355 Yes
Chiao, C.Y. [2841] China K004828348 Yes
Dunn, S.T. [4318] Korea, South K004828347 Yes
Omar, S. [467] K004828589 Yes
[Léveillé]; [argy] [1869] K004828325 Yes
[Bentham] [s.n.] France K004828280 Yes
Wheeler Haines, R. [W1678] Iraq K004828590 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [679] Bulgaria K004828288 Yes
Law, Y.W. [824] China K004828360 Yes
s.coll. [503] K004828398 Yes
Stolba, F. [s.n.] France K004828277 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004828272 Yes
Hwa, T. [14] K004828354 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [349] Bulgaria K004828287 Yes
B. de Hausmann; Huter [s.n.] K004828271 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004828326 Yes
Gibbons, R.B.; Gibbons, L. [494] Afghanistan K004828588 Yes
Brummitt, R.K.; Hunt, D.R.; Leistner, O.A. [5076] Italy K004828284 Yes
Furuse, M. [52823] Japan K004828312 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [B6941] West Bank K004828582 Yes
Dinsmore, J.E. [B4768] West Bank K004828583 Yes
Cheng, W.C.; Hwa, C.T. [1156] China K004828319 Yes
Tengwall, T.A. [626] K004828584 Yes
Tso, C.L. [1380] China K004828356 Yes
Gilliat-Smith, B. [307] Bulgaria K004828289 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004828297 Yes
Ching, R.C. [3206] China K004828357 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] China K004828349 Yes
Davis; Coode [D39015] Türkiye K004828273 Yes
Herman (Prof.) [s.n.] K004828397 Yes
Chung, H.H. [2445] China K004828361 Yes

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