Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus

Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston

First published in H.Trimen, Handb. Fl. Ceylon 6(Suppl.): 41 (1931)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Tropical & Subtropical Asia to NE. Queensland. It is a tree and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Andaman Is., Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, India, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Thailand, Vietnam

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
  • Kress, W.J., DeFilipps, R.A., Farr, E. & Kyi, D.Y.Y. (2003). A Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar. Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 45: 1-590. Smithsonian Institution.
  • 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.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Pandey, R.P. & Dilwakar, P.G. (2008). An integrated check-list flora of Andaman and Nicobar islands, India. Journal of Economic and Taxonomic Botany 32: 403-500.
  • Turner, I.M. (1995 publ. 1997). A catalogue of the Vascular Plants of Malaya. Gardens' Bulletin Singapore 47(2): 347-655.
  • Van Steenis, C.G.G.J. (ed.) (1960-1972). Flora Malesiana 6: 1-1023. Noordhoff-Kolff N.V., Djakarta.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Dy Phon, P. (2000). Dictionnaire des plantes utilisées au Cambodge: 1-915. Chez l'auteur, Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
  • Mao, A.A. & Dash, S.S. (2020). Flowering Plants of India an Annotated Checklist (Dicotyledons) 1: 1-970. Botanical Survey of India.
  • Newman, M., Ketphanh, S., Svengsuksa, B., Thomas, P., Sengdala, K., Lamxay, V. & Armstrong, K. (2007). A checklist of the vascular plants of Lao PDR: 1-394. Royal Botanic Gardens, Edinburgh.
  • Wu, Z. & Raven, P.H. (eds.) (2008). Flora of China 11: 1-622. Science Press (Beijing) & Missouri Botanical Garden Press (St. Louis).

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Mar 1, 1961 Koorders, S.H. [21308 [beta]] Indonesia K000651353 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1961 Pierre [1639] Vietnam K000651360 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1961 Pierre [1639] Vietnam K000651355 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1961 Pierre [1639] Vietnam K000651357 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mar 1, 1961 Koorders, S.H. [22791 [beta]] Indonesia K000651354 Unknown Type Material Yes
Villamil, A. [20972] Philippines K004828517 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004828466 Yes
Hansen, B.; Seidenfaden, G.; Smitinand, T. [11268] Thailand K004828471 Yes
Sidisunthorn, P.; Tippayasri, P. [ST1649] Thailand K004828467 Yes
Sundara Raghavan, R. [97004] K004828396 Yes
Wight (Dr) [s.n.] K004828395 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [s.n.] Philippines K004828514 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. (Dr) [2076] Thailand K004828456 Yes
Balansa, B. [4771] Vietnam K004828460 Yes
Vanpruk, L. [443] Thailand K004828463 Yes
Gardner, S.; Sidisunthorn, P. [ST0193] Thailand K004116408 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [3590] Vietnam K004828464 Yes
Put [526] Thailand K004828469 Yes
Ramos, M. [42015] Philippines K004828509 Yes
Poilane, M. [9628] Vietnam K004828459 Yes
Winit [1642] Thailand K004828472 Yes
Poilane, M.E. [[23586]] Vietnam K004828465 Yes
Curtis, C. [s.n.] K004828452 Yes
Wight (Dr) [s.n.] K004828394 Yes
Curtis, C. [710] K004828453 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [12239] Thailand K004828470 Yes
s.coll. [2] K004828458 Yes
Ahern, G.P. [93] Philippines K004828513 Yes
Put [526] Thailand K004828468 Yes
Sulit, M.D. [22701] Philippines K004828515 Yes
Borden, T.E. [2719] Philippines K004828512 Yes
Clemens, J.; Clemens, M.S. [3639] Vietnam K004828461 Yes
Curtis, C. [710] K004828451 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K004828462 Yes
Winit [1642] Thailand K004828473 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [2076] Thailand K004828457 Yes
Ahern, G.P. [93] Philippines K004828516 Yes
Whitford, H.N.; Hutchinson, W.L. [9443] Philippines K004828510 Yes
Curran, H.M. [3847] Philippines K004828511 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Sri Lanka Ailanthus malabarica K004828603 Yes
Wight (Dr) [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828388 Yes
[H. Brougham] [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828389 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828386 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828382 Yes
Law (Mr) [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828379 Yes
Hance [1479] Ailanthus malabarica K004828378 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828385 Yes
[Hance] [1479] Ailanthus malabarica K004828377 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828387 Yes
Stocks [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828381 Yes
Law (Mr) [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828380 Yes
s.coll. [388] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828384 Yes
Gibson (Mr) [s.n.] India Ailanthus malabarica K004828383 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Australia Ailanthus imberbiflora K000651350 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
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  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

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