. . . . . "Ailanthus (/\u0259\u02C8l\u00E6n\u03B8\u0259s/; derived from ailanto, an Ambonese word probably meaning \"tree of the gods\" or \"tree of heaven\") is a genus of trees belonging to the family Simaroubaceae, in the order Sapindales (formerly Rutales or Geraniales). The genus is native from east Asia south to northern Australasia."@en . . . .