Yes, it is Ailanthus excelsa. Known as "Perumaram" (= lofty tree) in Tamil and as "Indian tree of Heaven" (i dont know why!) in English. Regards
---------------------------------------------------- Vijayasankar Raman, Ph.D. Post Doctoral Research Associate National Center for Natural Products Research Thad Cochran Research Center University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 38677 Phone: +1 662 915 1018 On Fri, Dec 10, 2010 at 10:34 PM, M Swamy <[email protected]> wrote: > >> ID confirmation requested : *Ailanthus excelsa* : Fam. Meliaceae >> > A huge Tree in Mysore, with huge compound leaves. Very common in all > the localities > Photo taken on 3.12.10 >
