Ailanthus altissima


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Ailanthus altissima

Chinese medicine
A rapid-growing tree used in traditional Chinese herbal medicine, every part of which has been used for some ailment, including mental illness, insomnia, boils and abscesses, dysentery, intestinal haemorrhage, menorrhagia, spermatorrhea, malaria, arrhythmias, asthma and epilepsy. It is said to downregulate the immune system.
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98 Simaroubaceae * Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle 99 Solanaceae Hyoscyamus albus L.
Plant communities supported by the geological setting: the case history of the Isole dei Ciclopi (east Sicily)/La vegetacion y su relacion con el sustrato geologico: el caso de Isole dei Ciclopi (este de Sicilia, Italia)
I WOULD like to buy a young tree Ailanthus Altissima, Tree of Heaven, but have tried all local nurseries without success.
PROBLEM POST: Many share your friend's interest
The tree planted at Coventry is an ailanthus altissima, commonly known as the tree of Heaven, and it stands in War Memorial Park, close to the Leamington Road entrance.
15,000-mile walk for war's victims
Identification of an allelopathic compound from Ailanthus altissima (Simaroubaceae) and characterization of its herbicidal activity.
Identificacion de un compuesto alelopatico de Baccharis boliviensis (Asteraceae) y su efecto en la germinacion de Trichocereus pasacana (Cactaceae)
forest tree Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle forest tree Albizzia julibrissum Durazzini forest tree Alseis blackiana Hemsl.
Seed dispersal and the Holocene migration of woodland herbs
"ailanthus altissima" in the montseny natural park (p-274).
Provision Of Services, Reserved For Special Work Centers, Of The Plan For The Control Of The Control Of Algae Species "ailanthus Altissima" In The Montseny Natural Park (p-274)
Eradication of invasive and nuisance plant species: The site was overgrown with invasive species of perennial shrubs and trees including Asian bush honeysuckle (Lonicera maackii (Rupr.) Maxim.), multiflora rose (Rosa multi-flora Thunb.), stinkweed (Thlaspi arvense L.), Tree of Heaven (Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle), Siberian elm (Ulmus pumila L.), cottonwood (Populus deltoides Marshall), poison ivy (Toxicodendron radicans (L.) Kuntze), among others.
REMEDIATION OF AN INDIANA BROWNFIELD: A STUDENT IMMERSIVE LEARNING EXPERIENCE
Siguiendo el trazado de las vias ferreas y a pocos metros al este del Camino Centenario cursa un ancho zanjon que alberga comunidades silvestres: Acmella decumbens, Amaranthus quitensis, Arundo donax, Erithryna crista-galli, Paspalum quadrifarium, Manihot flabellifolia, Sagittaria montevidensis, Senecio bonariensis, Solidago chilensis, Typha latifolia, juntamente con arboles cultivados como Ailanthus altissima y Populus alba.
Flora vascular de humedales permanentes y transitorios bonaerenses (Buenos Aires, Argentina)
Tree-of-heaven (Ailanthus altissima), one of the invasive nonnative species, had the same relative-importance value (6.0%) as cedar elm, but lower dominance (46.9 [m.sup.2]/ha) than pecan, while bois d'arc had a higher relative-importance value (7.0%) than cedar elm.
Composition and structure of a mixed-hardwood bottomland forest in the West Cross Timbers of north-central Texas
3 6 Gleditsia triacanthos Honey locust 3 4 Sambucus canadensis Elderberry 3 4 Rhamnus cathartica (*) Common buckthorn 2 6 Populus deltoides Cottonwood 1 8 Rhus glabra Smooth sumac 1 5 juglans nigra Walnut 1 2 Ailanthus altissima (*) Tree-of-heaven 1 2 Toxicodendron radicans Poison ivy 1 1 juniperus virginiana Red cedar 1 1 Gymnocladus dioica Kentucky coffeetree 1 1 TABLE 3.--Relative density (RD) and importance value (IV) for woody species recorded from five forest corridors along paved bike trails in Lincoln, NE.
Woody invasions of urban trails and the changing face of urban forests in the Great Plains, USA
Ailanthus altissima, Allelopathy, and Nitrogen Fixation in Legumes: How One Invasive Species is Potentially Securing Its Success.
Botany and plant ecology
C2 Arq T 78 Ailanthus altissima (Miller) C1 Hemi MF cad Swingle 79 Alcea rosea L.
Analisis de la flora aloctona de Bizkaia (Pais Vasco, Espana)
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