Ailanthus excelsa - Aralu, Indian tree of heaven

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Ailanthus altissima

Ailanthus excelsa, commonly known as tree of heaven, is a large deciduous tree found in India and Sri Lanka. In Tamil, it is also known as Pi-Nari Maram due to its disagreeable odour.There are many related species in Ailanthus.

Uses

migraines.

Parts Used

Leaves, Bark, Root

Chemical Composition

Malanthine, B-Sitosterol

Common names

Language	Common name
Kannada	Bende, dodabevu, dodda
Hindi	Mahanimb, Maharukh
Malayalam	Mattipongilyam, Peru, Perumaram
Tamil	Perumaram, perumaruntu
Telugu	pedda, peddamandu, peddamanu
Marathi	NA
Gujarathi	NA
Punjabi	NA
Kashmiri	NA
Sanskrit	aralu, araluka, araluvrksa
English	Indian Tree of Heaven, Coramandel ailanto

Habit

Deciduous Tree

Identification

Leaf

Kind	Shape	Feature
Hunse like	Oblong-lanceolate	Oblong-lanceolate is Subopposite, Leaf Apex is Acuminate, Leaf Base is Oblique and Leaf Margin is Irregularly toothed-sublobate

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Flower

Type	Size	Color and composition	Stamen	More information
Terminal panicles		greenish-yellow	8-10	Flowering from January-March

Fruit

Type	Size	Mass	Appearance	Seeds	More information
oblong samara	7–10 mm (0.28–0.4 in.) long pome		prominently nerved, membranous	seed 1	{{{6}}}

List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used

• Vishatinduka Taila as root juice extract

Mode of Propagation

Seeds.

How to plant/cultivate

A plant of the semi-arid to wet tropics, where it is found at elevations up to 900 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 40°c, but can tolerate 4 - 47°c

Commonly seen growing in areas

Field border, Avenue, Wet area.

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