Ailanthus altissima (Mill.) Swingle – Bożodrzew gruczołkowaty – Tree of heaven

Information in Alien Species in Poland database are purely scientific and not legally binding.

Status

The species is alien in whole area of its current or past occurrence in Poland

Currently present in the environment

Reproducing in the environment

Numbers or/and range increasing

Invasive alien species

Occurrence

Map of occurrence

Areas on the map correspond to pemanent occurrence of the species. Points on the map indicate introduction places and/or single records of the species; they do not always correspond to current presence of the species in a given locality.

Information that could update the map of occurence of the species can be sent to ias@iop.krakow.pl

References

• Tokarska-Guzik B., Dajdok Z., Zając M., Zając A., Urbisz A., Danielewicz W., Hołdyński C. 2012. Rośliny obcego pochodzenia w Polsce ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem gatunków inwazyjnych. 1-197. Generalna Dyrekcja Ochrony Środowiska, Warszawa link

Life form: Tree

Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Sapindales
Family: Simaroubaceae

Polish synonyms: Ajlant wyniosły

English synonyms: Ailanthus; Copal tree; Tree-of-heaven