Ailanthus triphysa

Ailanthus triphysa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae
Genus: Ailanthus
Species:
A. triphysa
Binomial name
Ailanthus triphysa
(Dennst.) Alston., in Trimen, Hand-Book Fl. Ceylon vi. Suppl., 41 (1931)
Synonyms
  • Adenanthera triphysa Dennst.
  • Ailanthus imberbiflora F.Muell.
  • A. imberbiflora var. macartneyi F.M.Bailey
  • A. kurzii Prain
  • A. malabarica DC.
  • A. philippinensis Merr.
  • Hebonga mollis Radlk.
  • H. obliqua Radlk.
  • H. siamensis Radlk.
  • Pongelion fauvelianum (Pierre ex Laness.) Pierre
  • P. imberbiflorum (F.Muell.) Pierre

Ailanthus triphysa (also Ailanthus malabarica) is a medium to tall evergreen rainforest tree that is native to Asia and Australia. The wood is used for matchwood and plywood. The tree is known as halmaddi in India, where its resin, also called halmaddi, may be used in incense. Inappropriate extraction methods were resulting in trees dying, thus by the 1990s the Indian forestry department had banned extraction.