Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle

• Region

  North America

• Country

  United States of America

• State/Province

  New York

• County/Municipio

  Putnam Co.

• Locality

  ca 175 m (by air) E of Route 9, ca 50 m N (by air) of Philipse Brook Road and ca 100 m (by air) W of Frazier Road; mostly cultivated grounds along Philipse Brook

• Elevation

  Alt. 175 m. (574 ft.)

• Coordinates

  41.3896, -73.9109

• Distribution

  Map all specimens of this taxon

The New York Botanical Garden
Flora of North America
Simaroubaceae
Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle
det. D. E. Atha, 2008
United States of America. New York. Putnam Co. ca 175
m (by air) E of Route 9, ca 50 m N (by air) of Philipse Brook
Road and ca 100 m (by air) W of Frazier Road; mostly
cultivated grounds along Philipse Brook. 41.38956N,
73.91091 W,. ca 175 m. (Coordinates and elevation from
hand-held gps and digital world map; accurate to within a
radius of ca 50 m).
Tree 15 m tall, the trunk ca 20 cm diam; bark pale brown;
panicles pyramidal, up to ca 70 cm long and ca 50 cm diam;
fruit turning red.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha 6542
02 Aug 2008