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Ailanthus integrifolia ssp. calycina
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Family:
SIMAROUBACEAE
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Citation: Ailanthus integrifolia Lam. ssp. calycina (Pierre) Nooteb. in Steenis, Fl. Males. ser. I. 6: 218. 1962; R.K. Basak in Hajra et al., Fl. India 4: 411. 1997.
Pongelion calycinum Pierre, Fl. Forest Cochin. 4: t. 294. 1893.
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Description:
Lofty trees, 30-50 m high; bark grey. Leaves alternate, 60-100 cm long, parpinnate; petioles 5-20 cm long; leaflets alternate, ovate-lanceolate or ovate, oblique, cuneate at base, acuminate at apex, entire or rarely sinuate along margins, 6-20 x 3-9.5 cm, glabrous; lateral nerves 10-12 pairs, 1 or 2 pairs with glands. Flowers in loosely branched, 30-40 cm long panicles; pedicels ca. 5 mm long. Calyx irregularly lobed; lobes 3-angular, pubescent. Petals ca 4 mm long, densely hairy along margins and laxly hairy outside in male flowers. Anthers ca 2 mm long in male flowers. Ovary hairy; styles 5, connate; stigma spreading. Samaras apically twisted, rounded along outer margins, straight along inner margins, 10-13 x 3-4 cm, light brown; seeds flat, ca 1.5 cm across.
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Habit:
Tree
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Flowering & Fruiting:
January-April
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District(s):
Thrissur, Ernakulam, Malappuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Raised in plantations
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Distribution:
India, Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Dicotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
Yes
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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