Guggula-Dhup / White Palle
Ailanthus triphysa
Also known as Maharukh
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- January-June
How to identify Guggula-Dhup
Identify Guggula-Dhup by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Three-part winged fruit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm flower colour: Green.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-June.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ailanthus triphysa
- Genus
- Ailanthus
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Semi-evergreen, Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, China, Cambodia, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-June
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.“The leaves are pinnate, curved and sickle-shaped drawn out to a point and are particularly oblique at the base.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guggula-Dhup itself; the rest are typical of the Simaroubaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“Flowers are creamy green, flowering in November to January in Australia.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Inflorescence is axillary in a branched panicle, about 10–20 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- SamararecordedA dry, winged fruit adapted for wind dispersal.“The fruit is a samara, often forming in threes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Guggula-Dhup itself; the rest are typical of the Simaroubaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- गुग्गुल धूप guggula-dhup
- Tamil
- peru, perumaram
- Kannada
- ಬಾಗಧೂಪ Baga dhoopa, ಬಗ್ಗಡಧೂಪ Baggada dhoopa, ಮಡ್ಡಿ Maddi
- Malayalam
- Dhup, Matti, Mattipal
- Marathi
- गुग्गुल धूप Guggul dhup
About Guggula-Dhup
White Palle (Ailanthus triphysa) is a tree in the Simaroubaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 2 other states. It grows in semi-evergreen, Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to June.
Uses
Locally it is long used in traditional medicine, cut for timber and furniture and tapped for gum or resin. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Simaroubaceae
Quassia Family
Guggula-Dhup belongs to the Simaroubaceae family.
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