Scientific Name :
Ailanthus excelsa Roxb.
Synonym :
Ailanthus wightii Tiegh.
Pongelion excelsum (Roxb.) Pierre
Common Name : Indian tree of heaven, Mahanimb, Mahrukh
Plant Family : Simaroubaceae
Habit : Tree
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : February to July
Flower Colour : Yellowish green
Description : Height: 10 to 15m
Stem: Smooth, grey or white
Leaves: Upto 1m, crowded at tips of stems, compound, leaflets 8 to 14, leaflets oblique subopposite
Flowers: Greenish
Inflorescence: Terminal or axillary panicles
Fruit: Samara
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : VT, TL
Distribution Range : Indian Subcontinent, Andaman Islands.
Uses : Bark and leaves used as tonic to cure bronchitis, fever and dyspepsia
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