Genus: Ailanthus
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle - Tree-of-heaven
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Pongelion Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 319, 593. 1763, nom. rej. TYPE: Ailanthus triphysa (Dennst.) Alston.
Ailanthus Desf., Mém. Acad. Sci. (Paris) 1786: 265. 1788, nom. cons. TYPE: Ailanthus glandulosa Desf.
Key to the species of Ailanthus
List of Ailanthus Species
Ailanthus altissima
References to Ailanthus
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