Igama elithi "aalii" libhekisela esihlahleni esincane noma isihlahlana esinamaqabunga esikhumba nezimbali ezincane ezimhlophe noma eziphuzi, ezaziwa nangokuthi i-Dodonaea viscosa. Itholakala ezifundeni eziningi zomhlaba, okuhlanganisa i-Afrika, i-Asia, i-Australia kanye neziqhingi zasePacific. Ukhuni lwesihlahla se-aalii luqinile futhi luhlala isikhathi eside, futhi luye lwasetshenziselwa izinjongo ezihlukahlukene, njengokwenza amathuluzi, ifenisha nezikebhe. Amaqabunga esitshalo se-aalii abuye asetshenziswa emithini yendabuko ngenxa yezakhiwo zawo zokwelapha.