''Zanthoxylum'' is a

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of about 250 species of

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and

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trees, shrubs and climbers in the

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Rutaceae that are native to warm

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and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in the subfamily Rutoideae. Several of the species have yellow

heartwood Wood is a porous and fibrous structural tissue found in the stems and roots of trees and other woody plants. It is an organic materiala natural composite of cellulose fibers that are strong in tension and embedded in a matrix of lignin t ...

, to which their generic name alludes.

Description

Plants in the genus ''Zanthoxylum'' are typically

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shrubs, trees or woody climbers armed with trichomes. The leaves are arranged alternately and are usually pinnate or

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. The flowers are usually arranged in

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s and usually function as male or female flowers with four

sepal A sepal () is a part of the flower of angiosperms (flowering plants). Usually green, sepals typically function as protection for the flower in bud, and often as support for the petals when in bloom., p. 106 The term ''sepalum'' was coined ...

s and four petals, the sepals remaining attached to the fruit. Male flowers have four

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filam ...

s opposite the sepals. Female flowers have up to five, more or less free carpels with the styles free or sometimes fused near the tip. The fruit is usually of up to four follicles fused at the base, each containing a single seed almost as large as the follicle.

Taxonomy

The genus ''Zanthoxylum'' was first formally described in 1753 by

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in the first volume of ''

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''. The generic name is derived from

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words (''xanthos''), meaning "yellow," and (''xylon''), meaning "wood." It is technically misspelled, as the ''z'' should be ''x'', but botanical nomenclature does not allow for spelling corrections. It refers to a yellow dye made from the roots of some species. The first species that Linnaeus described was ''Zanthoxylum trifoliatum'', now regarded as a

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of ''

Eleutherococcus trifoliatus ''Eleutherococcus'' is a genus of 38 species,p.40, citing Frodin, Govaerts 2003 of thorny shrubs and trees in the family Araliaceae. They are native to eastern Asia, from southeast Siberia and Japan to the Philippines and Vietnam. 18 species come ...

''. The once separate genus ''Fagara'' is now included in ''Zanthoxylum''.

Fossil record

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seeds of †''Zanthoxylum kristinae'' from the early

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, have been found in the Kristina Mine at Hrádek nad Nisou in

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, the

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Uses

Many ''Zanthoxylum'' species make excellent

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and in temperate climates they can be grown quite well indoors. ''

Zanthoxylum beecheyanum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' and '' Zanthoxylum piperitum'' are two species commonly grown as

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Culinary use

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s are made from a number of species in this genus, including: * ''

Zanthoxylum acanthopodium ''Zanthoxylum acanthopodium'', or andaliman, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. Its range includes southern western China ( Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan), Bangladesh, Bhutan, northern India and northeastern ...

'' - Andaliman * ''

Zanthoxylum armatum ''Zanthoxylum armatum'', also called winged prickly ash or rattan pepper in English, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is an aromatic, deciduous, spiny shrub growing to in height, endemic from Pakistan across to Southeast Asia an ...

'' - Sichuan pepper * ''

Zanthoxylum bungeanum ''Zanthoxylum bungeanum '' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is one of the sources of the spice Sichuan pepper. The plant is native to North-Central China, South-Central China, Southeast China, East Himalayas The Himalayas ...

'' - Sichuan pepper * '' Zanthoxylum piperitum'' - Sansho, Chopi * '' Zanthoxylum nitidum'' * ''

Zanthoxylum rhetsa ''Zanthoxylum rhetsa'', commonly known as Indian prickly ash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae and occurs from India east to the Philippines and south to northern Australia. It is a deciduous shrub or tree with cone-shaped s ...

'' - teppal, tirphal * ''

Zanthoxylum schinifolium ''Zanthoxylum schinifolium'', also called mastic-leaf prickly ash, is a species of flowering plant in the Rutaceae, the citrus family. Its peppercorns are the source of the spice Sancho (spice) which is used in Korean cuisine. References Ext ...

'' - Sancho * '' Zanthoxylum simulans'' - Sichuan pepper

Andaliman

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province, ''

'' is harvested for ''andaliman''. In Indonesian Batak cuisine, '' andaliman'' is ground and mixed with chilies and seasonings into a green sambal or chili paste. Arsik is a typical Indonesian dish containing ''andaliman''.

Chopi and sansho

'' Zanthoxylum piperitum'' is harvested in Japan and Korea to produce '' sanshō'' () or '' chopi'' (), which has numbing properties similar to those of Chinese Sichuan peppercorns.

Sancho

The Korean '' Sancho'' () is made from (''

''), which is slightly less bitter than ''chopi''. In Korean cuisine, ''sancho'' is often used to accompany fish soups such as '' chueo-tang''.

Sichuan pepper

The

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Xanthoxylum species is used to make Sichuan pepper by grinding the husks that surround the berries.

Triphal and teppal

In the states of Maharashtra,

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, and Goa in Western

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, the dried berries of ''

'' are known as teppal or tirphal in

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are added to foods such as legumes and fish. The name in both languages means three fruits or three pods. Because the trees bear fruit during the

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season, the berries are associated with the concurrent Krishna Janmashtami festival. The fresh fruits are parrot green in color and are used as a flavouring agent in many curries made with a paste of coconut, chilis, and other spices. When dried, the flesh of the fruit hardens, turns a brownish black color and opens up to show the black seeds within. The seeds are discarded and the dried fruit is stored in containers for use around the year. Mostly used in fish preparations and a few vegetarian dishes, with coconut masala, this spice has a very strong woody aroma and is discarded at the time of eating the curry.

Chemistry

Plants in the genus ''Zanthoxylum'' contain the lignan sesamin. Species identified in Nigeria contains several types of alkaloids including benzophenanthridines ( nitidine, dihydronitidine, oxynitidine,

fagaronine Fagaronine is a benzophenanthridine alkaloid found in ''Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides'' and other species in the genus ''Zanthoxylum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the ...

, dihydro avicine, chelerythrine, dihydrochelerythrine, methoxychelerythrine, norchelerythrine, oxychelerythrine, decarine and fagaridine),

furoquinoline Furoquinoline alkaloids are a group of alkaloids with simple structure. Distribution of this group of alkaloids is essentially limited to plant family Rutaceae. The simplest member of this group is dictamnine and most widespread member is skimmia ...

s ( dictamine, 8-methoxydictamine, skimmianine, 3-dimethylallyl-4-methoxy-2-quinolone), carbazoles (3-methoxycarbazole, glycozoline), aporphines ( berberine, tembetarine, magnoflorine, M-methyl- corydine), canthinones (6-canthinone), acridones (1-hydroxy-3-methoxy-10-methylacridon-9-one, 1-hydroxy-10-methylacridon-9-one, zanthozolin), and aromatic and

aliphatic amide Fatty acid amides (FAAs) are amides formed from a fatty acid and an amine. In nature, many FAAs have ethanolamine as the amine component. Also known as ''N''-acylethanolamines, they contain the functionality RC(O)N(H)CH2CH2OH. A well known exa ...

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Hydroxy-alpha sanshool Hydroxy-''alpha''-sanshool is a molecule found in plants from the genus ''Zanthoxylum''. It is believed to be responsible for the numbing and tingling sensation caused by eating food cooked with Sichuan peppercorns and Uzazi. The term ''sansho ...

is a bioactive component of plants from the genus ''Zanthoxylum'', including the Sichuan pepper.

Ecology

''Zanthoxylum'' species are used as food plants by the

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of some Lepidoptera species including the engrailed (''Ectropis crepuscularia'').

Species list

The following is a list of species accepted by

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(Bolivia) * '' Zanthoxylum acuminatum''

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(Cuba, Jamaica) * ''

Zanthoxylum ailanthoides ''Zanthoxylum ailanthoides'', also called ailanthus-like prickly ash, (, lit. "Ailanthus-leaved pepper",; the name is obviously adaptation of latin ailanthoides "ailanthus-like" , lit. " Yue pepper",, p.503 食茱萸 ''shi zhu yu'',, 「澳名に ...

'' Siebold & Zucc. – ailanthus-like prickly ash * ''

Zanthoxylum albiflorum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and Subtropics, subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genu ...

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(New Caledonia) * ''

Zanthoxylum albuquerquei ''Zanthoxylum albuquerquei'' is a species of tree in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Peru. Description Trees up to 27 m tall; trunk up to 48 cm in diameter. Leaves compound, 7–8 pairs of oblong or ovate-oblong leaflets. Inflorescen ...

'' D.C. (Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum amamiense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum amapaense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Albuq.) P.G.Waterm. (Brazil, Venezuela) * '' Zanthoxylum americanum'' Mill. – northern prickly ash, prickly ash, toothache tree (Canada, United States) * ''

Zanthoxylum anadenium ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyl ...

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Zanthoxylum andamanicum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum andinum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum anison ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

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(Guatemala) * '' Zanthoxylum anthyllidifolium'' Guillaumin (Vietnam) * '' Zanthoxylum apiculatum'' ( Sandwith) P.G.Waterman (South America) * ''

Zanthoxylum arborescens ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum atchoum ''Zanthoxylum atchoum'' (synonym ''Fagara atchoum'') is a forest tree in the family Rutaceae that grows in Côte d'Ivoire's Eastern Guinean forests. It is endemic to Côte d'Ivoire where it is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destructio ...

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Zanthoxylum austrosinense ''Zanthoxylum austrosinense'', or South Chinese Sichuan pepper, is a woody plant in the family Rutaceae and is native to southern China. Characteristics Small trees or shrubs, up to 3 meters high; branches brown-black, few or thorny, and al ...

'' C.C.Huang (southern China) * '' Zanthoxylum avicennae'' ( Lam.) DC. (southern China to western and central Malesia) * ''

Zanthoxylum backeri ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and Subtropics, subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genu ...

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Zanthoxylum beechyanum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum bifoliolatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum bissei ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Beurton (Cuba) * ''

Zanthoxylum bonifaziae ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Cornejo & Reynel (Ecuador) * ''

Zanthoxylum bouetense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

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ex Letouzey) P.G.Waterman (Congo, Gabon) * '' Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum'' F.Muell. – thorny yellowwood (New South Wales, Queensland) * '' Zanthoxylum brisasanum'' ( Cuatrec.) P.G.Waterman (Colombia to Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum buesgenii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyl ...

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) P.G.Waterman (southern Nigeria to west central tropical Africa) * ''

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Zanthoxylum burkillianum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum calcicola ''Zanthoxylum calcicola'' is a woody plant in the Rutaceae family. It is native to Yunnan, Guizhou, and Guangxi Guangxi (; ; Chinese postal romanization, alternately romanized as Kwanghsi; ; za, Gvangjsih, italics=yes), officially the Guan ...

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Zanthoxylum campicola ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Reynel (Colombia) * ''

Zanthoxylum canalense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Guillaumin) P.G.Waterman * '' Zanthoxylum capense'' ( Thunb.)

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(southern Africa) * '' Zanthoxylum caribaeum'' Lam. – yellow prickly ash (Mexico to tropical America) * ''

Zanthoxylum caudatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Alston (Sri Lanka) * ''

Zanthoxylum celebicum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Koord. (Sulawesi) * ''

Zanthoxylum chalybeum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum chevalieri ''Zanthoxylum chevalieri'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Ghana. It is threatened by habitat loss Habitat destruction (also termed habitat loss and habitat reduction) is the process by which a natural habita ...

'' P.G.Waterman (western tropical Africa) * ''

Zanthoxylum chuquisaquense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Reynel (Bolivia) * ''

Zanthoxylum ciliatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Engl. (Mexico to northern Venezuela) * ''

Zanthoxylum claessensii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( De Wild.) P.G.Waterman (west central tropical Africa) * '' Zanthoxylum clava-herculis'' L. – Hercules' club, pepperbark, southern prickly ash, West Indian yellowwood (central and southeastern United States to eastern Mexico) * ''

Zanthoxylum coco ''Zanthoxylum coco'' (also known as ''Fagara coco'') is an evergreen tree of the family Rutaceae, native to Argentina and Bolivia where it grows in the wild, mostly in spiniferous forests of the low mountain ranges of the western Gran Chaco, Cha ...

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ex Hook.f. f. & Arn. – coco, cochucho, smelly sauco (

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Zanthoxylum collinsiae ''Zanthoxylum collinsiae'' is a woody plant in the family Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueCraib (China to Indochina) * '' Zanthoxylum comosum'' (Theodor Carl Julius Herzog, Herzog) P.G.Waterman (central Bolivia) * ''

Zanthoxylum compactum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Huber ex Albuq.) P.G.Waterman (Venezuela to western South America) * '' Zanthoxylum conspersipunctatum'' Merr. & Perry (New Guinea) * ''

Zanthoxylum cucullatipetalum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Guillaumin (Vietnam) * '' Zanthoxylum davyi'' (

I.Verd. Inez Clare Verdoorn (15 June 1896 – 2 April 1989) was a South African botanist and taxonomist, noted for her major revisions of plant families and genera. She is also a niece of Eugene Nielen Marais, lawyer, naturalist, poet and writer. She ...

) P.G.Waterman – forest knobwood (Zimbabwe to South Africa) * '' Zanthoxylum decaryi'' H.Perrier (Madagascar) * '' Zanthoxylum delagoense'' P.G.Waterman (southern Mozambique) * ''

Zanthoxylum deremense ''Zanthoxylum deremense'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Malawi and Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa wit ...

'' (Engl.) Kokwaro (

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Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum ''Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum'' () is a tree from the family Rutaceae. Description ''Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum'' is a deciduous tree that is typically tall. It is primarily found in moist areas within thickets, upland forests, and hillside o ...

Hemsl. William Botting Hemsley (29 December 1843, in East Hoathly – 7 October 1924, in Kent) was an English botanist and 1909 Victoria Medal (horticulture), Victoria Medal of Honour recipient. He was born in East Hoathly, Sussex and in 1860 started wo ...

(southern China to Indochina, Taiwan) * ''

Zanthoxylum dinklagei ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Engl.) P.G.Waterman (southern Nigeria to western central tropical Africa) * '' Zanthoxylum dipetalum''

H.Mann Horace Mann Jr. (February 25, 1844 – 1868) was an American botanist, son of Horace Mann. His mother was one of the famous Peabody Sisters Mary Tyler Peabody Mann. Mentored in botany by Henry David Thoreau, whom he accompanied on an expedition t ...

– Kāwau (Hawaii) * ''

Zanthoxylum dissitum ''Zanthoxylum dissitum'' is a woody plant native to China. It grows in upland thickets and open forests, forests, at 300-2600 m altitude . Description The plant is a woody Climbing vine; and its stems turn gray-white when old. The brownish red ...

'' Hemsl. (central and southern China to Hainan) * '' Zanthoxylum diversifolium'' Warb. (New Guinea) * ''

Zanthoxylum djalma-batistae ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' (Albuq.) P.G.Waterman (Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum domingense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Krug & Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm. (Haiti) * '' Zanthoxylum dumosum'' A.Rich. (Cuba) * ''

Zanthoxylum echinocarpum ''Zanthoxylum echinocarpum'' is a woody plant in the family Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueZanthoxylum ekmanii ''Zanthoxylum ekmanii'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, Re ...

'' (Urb.) Alain (southern Mexico to southern tropical America, western Cuba) * '' Zanthoxylum eliasii'' D.M.Porter (Panama to Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum engleri ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

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Zanthoxylum esquirolii ''Zanthoxylum esquirolii'' is a woody plant in the family Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueH.Lév. (southern central China) * '' Zanthoxylum fagara'' (L.) Sarg. – Lime prickly ash (tropical and subtropical America) * '' Zanthoxylum fauriei'' ( Nakai)

– lesser ailanthus-like prickly ash (South Korea, Japan) * ''

Zanthoxylum finlaysonianum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

Wall. Nathaniel Wolff Wallich FRS FRSE (28 January 1786 – 28 April 1854) was a surgeon and botanist of Danish origin who worked in India, initially in the Danish settlement near Calcutta and later for the Danish East India Company and the British ...

(Thailand) * '' Zanthoxylum flavum'' Vahl – West Indian satinwood ( Caribbean) * ''

Zanthoxylum foliolosum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

Donn.Sm. Captain John Donnell Smith (June 5, 1829 – December 2, 1928) of Baltimore, Maryland was a biologist and taxonomist. He was also an officer in the Confederate army. He was a graduate of Yale in 1847, where he was a member of Skull and Bones. H ...

(Mexico to Nicaragua) * ''

Zanthoxylum forbesii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' T.G.Hartley (Sumatra) * ''

Zanthoxylum formiciferum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Cuatrec.) P.G.Waterman (Colombia to northern Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum gardneri ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Engl. (Brazil) * '' Zanthoxylum gentryi'' Reynel (western Colombia) * '' Zanthoxylum ghisbreghtii''

Turcz. Nikolai Stepanovich Turczaninow ( ru , Николай Степанович Турчанинов, 1796 in Nikitovka, now in Krasnogvardeysky District, Belgorod Oblast, Russia – 1863 in Kharkov) was a Russian botanist and plant collector who ...

(Gulf of Mexico) * ''

Zanthoxylum gillespieanum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (A.C.Sm) A.C.Sm. (Fiji) * '' Zanthoxylum gilletii'' (De Wild.) P.G.Waterman (tropical Africa) * ''

Zanthoxylum glomeratum ''Zanthoxylum glomeratum'' is a woody plant in the Rutaceae family, it is native to Southeast and South-Central China . Description Scattered shrubs; branches and leaves are glabrous, with a few short spines or no spines. Leaves have 5-9 leaflet ...

'' C.C.Huang (China) * '' Zanthoxylum grandifolium''

Tul. Louis René Étienne Tulasne, a.k.a. Edmond Tulasne (12 September 1815 – 22 December 1885) was a French botanist and mycologist born in Azay-le-Rideau. He originally studied law at Poitiers, but his interest later turned to botany. As a yo ...

(Colombia) * '' Zanthoxylum haitiense'' (Urb.) J.Jiménez Alm. (Haiti) * ''

Zanthoxylum hamadryadicum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Pirani (north-eastern Brazil) * '' Zanthoxylum harrisii''

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(Jamaica) * ''

Zanthoxylum hartii ''Zanthoxylum spinosum'' subsp. ''hartii'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Jamaica Jamaica (; ) is an island country situated in the Caribbean Sea. Spanning in area, it is the third-largest island of the ...

'' Krug & Urb.) P.Wilson (Jamaica) * ''Zanthoxylum hawaiiense'' William Hillebrand">Hillebr. – a'e, Hawai'i prickly ash (Hawaii) * ''Zanthoxylum heitzii'' (Aubrév. & Pellegr.) P.G.Waterm. (west central tropical Africa * ''Zanthoxylum heterophyllum'' ( Lam.) Sm. ( Mascarenes) * ''

Zanthoxylum holtzianum ''Zanthoxylum holtzianum'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Tanzania Tanzania (; ), officially the United Republic of Tanzania ( sw, Jamhuri ya Muungano wa Tanzania), is a country in East Africa within the ...

'' (Engl.) P.G.Waterman (southern Somalia to northern Mozambique) * ''

Zanthoxylum huberi ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' P.G.Waterman (South America) * ''

Zanthoxylum humile ''Zanthoxylum humile'' is a dense, deciduous Southern African suffrutex to 3 m tall and a member of the family Rutaceae. It occurs in KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, Kruger National Park, Limpopo Province, Mozambique and the southern part of Zimbabwe. ...

'' ( E.A.Bruce P.G.Waterman (Zimbabwe to Mozambique and

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) * '' Zanthoxylum impressinervium'' Reynel (Colombia) * '' Zanthoxylum integrifoliolum'' Elmer (Taiwan to the Philippines) * '' Zanthoxylum iwahigense'' Reynel (the Philippines) * ''

Zanthoxylum jamaicense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' P.Wilson (Jamaica) * '' Zanthoxylum juniperinum'' Poepp. (Central America) * ''

Zanthoxylum kauaense ''Zanthoxylum kauaense'', commonly known as ''ae'' or Kauai pricklyash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, that is endemic to Hawaii. It usually inhabits mixed mesic forests at elevations of , but can also be found in dry a ...

'' A.Gray – Kauai prickly ash (Hawaii) * ''

Zanthoxylum khasianum ''Zanthoxylum khasianum'' is woody plant in the Rutaceae family native to Attam and South Central China. Description ''Zanthoxylum khasianum'' is a scattered shrub. Branches and leaves are glabrous, with a few short spines or no spines. Leaves ...

'' Hook.f. (Assam to China (W. Yunnan)) * '' Zanthoxylum kleinii'' (

R.S.Cowan Richard Sumner Cowan (January 23, 1921 – November 17, 1997) was an American botanist. Early life Richard Sumner Cowan was born on January 23, 1921, in Crawfordsville, Indiana. His family moved to Florida and he was educated in the Tampa, Flor ...

) P.G.Waterman (Brazil) * '' Zanthoxylum kwangsiense'' ( Hand.-Mazz.) Chun ex C.C.Huang (China) * '' Zanthoxylum laetum'' Drake (China to Vietnam) * ''

Zanthoxylum laurentii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (De Wild.) P.G.Waterman (Congo to Democratic Republic of Congo) * ''

Zanthoxylum leiboicum ''Zanthoxylum leiboicum'' is a woody plant in the Rutaceae family and is native to Sichuan Sichuan (; zh, c=, labels=no, ; zh, p=Sìchuān; alternatively romanized as Szechuan or Szechwan; formerly also referred to as "West China" or " ...

'' C.C.Huang (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum lemairei ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (De Wild.) P.G.Waterman (western tropical Africa to Uganda) * ''

Zanthoxylum lenticellosum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Urb. & Ekman) J.Jiménez Alm. (Dominican Republic) * ''

Zanthoxylum lenticulare ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Reynel (Colombia to Venezuela) * ''

Zanthoxylum lepidopteriphilum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Reynel (Ecuador to Peru, north-west Venezuela) * '' Zanthoxylum leprieurii'' Guill. & Perr. (tropical and southern Africa) * '' Zanthoxylum leratii'' Guillaumin (New Caledonia) * '' Zanthoxylum liboense'' C.C.Huang (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum limoncello ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Planch. & Oerst. (Mexico to Colombia) * '' Zanthoxylum lindense'' (Engl.) Kokwaro (Tanzania) * ''

Zanthoxylum macranthum ''Zanthoxylum macranthum (Chinese: 大花花椒)'', is a species of woody plants in the family Rutaceae. It is native to the upland open forests and thickets in south-east Tibet and southern China, and has been found in Chongqing (Nanchuan), Guizh ...

'' (Hand.-Mazz.) C.C. Huang (south-east Tibet to southern China) * ''

Zanthoxylum madagascariense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Baker (Madagascar) * ''

Zanthoxylum magnifasciculatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Reynel (Venezuela) * '' Zanthoxylum mananarense'' H.Perrier (Madagascar) * '' Zanthoxylum mantaro'' (J.F.Macbr.) J.F.Macbr. (Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum maranionense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and Subtropics, subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genu ...

'' Reynel (Peru) * '' Zanthoxylum martinicense'' ( Lam.) DC. – white prickly ash * ''

Zanthoxylum mayu ''Zanthoxylum mayu'', synonym ''Fagara mayu'', is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to Chile. It is threatened by habitat loss. References * mayu Mayu may refer to: * Mayu (given name), a feminine Japanese given nam ...

'' Bertero ( Juan Fernández Islands) * ''

Zanthoxylum megistophyllum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' (B.L.Burtt) T.G.Hartley (Solomon Islands) * '' Zanthoxylum melanostictum''

Schltdl. Diederich Franz Leonhard von Schlechtendal (27 November 1794, Xanten – 12 October 1866, Halle an der Saale, Halle) was a German botanist. He studied in Berlin, in 1819 becoming curator of the Botanical Garden in Berlin, Royal Herbarium. He was ...

Cham. Adelbert von Chamisso (; 30 January 178121 August 1838) was a Germans, German poet and botanist, author of ''Peter Schlemihl'', a famous story about a man who sold his shadow. He was commonly known in French as Adelbert de Chamisso (or Chamissot ...

(Mexico to north-west Venezuela and Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum mezoneurispinosum ''Zanthoxylum mezoneurispinosum'', synonym ''Fagara mezoneurispinosa'', is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to lowland tropical rainforests of Ivory Coast Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the R ...

'' ( Aké Assi) W.D.Hawth. (Liberia to Ivory Coast) * '' Zanthoxylum micranthum'' Hemsl. (China) * '' Zanthoxylum mildbraedii'' (Engl.) P.G.Waterman (east central tropical Africa to south-west Kenya * ''

Zanthoxylum minahassae ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Koord. (Sulawesi) * '' Zanthoxylum molle'' Rehder (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum mollissimum ''Zanthoxylum mollissimum'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is found in Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ...

'' (Engl.) P.Wilson (Mexico to Colombia) * ''

Zanthoxylum monogynum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' A.St.-Hil. (eastern Bolivia to Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum motuoense ''Zanthoxylum motuoense'' () is a woody plant from the Rutaceae family and is native to Medog, Tibet. Description ''Z. motuoense'' is a deciduous tree that can reach 15 meters in height. It is characterized by its thick branches and the 1mm long ...

'' C.C.Huang * '' Zanthoxylum multijugum'' Franch. (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum ''Zanthoxylum myriacanthum'' () is a woody plant from the family Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rue

'' Wall. ex Hook.f. (eastern Himalaya to southern China and western and central Malesia) * ''

Zanthoxylum myrianthum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (A.C.Sm.) P.G.Waterman (Fiji) * ''

Zanthoxylum nadeaudii ''Zanthoxylum nadeaudii'' is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is endemic to French Polynesia )Territorial motto: ( en, "Great Tahiti of the Golden Haze") , anthem = , song_type = Regional anthem , song = " Ia Ora 'O Tahiti Nui ...

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Zanthoxylum nashii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' P.Wilson (Cuba to Hispaniola) * ''

Zanthoxylum nebuletorum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Herzog) P.G.Waterman (Bolivia) * '' Zanthoxylum nemorale''

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(eastern Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum neocaledonicum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Baker f. (New Caledonia) * '' Zanthoxylum nigrum'' Mart. (Brazil) * '' Zanthoxylum nitidum'' ( Roxb.) DC. – shiny-leaf prickly ash (tropical and subtropical Asia, Queensland) * '' Zanthoxylum novoguineense'' T.G.Hartley (New Guinea) * ''

Zanthoxylum oahuense ''Zanthoxylum oahuense'', commonly known as ''ae'' or Oahu prickly-ash, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae, that is endemic to the island of Oahu in Hawaii. It is a small tree, reaching a height of . ''Ae'' inhabits mixed me ...

'' Hillebr. – Oahu prickly ash (Hawaii) * '' Zanthoxylum ovalifolium'' Wight (Andaman Island, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Queensland) * ''

Zanthoxylum ovatifoliolatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Engl.) Finkelstein (Angola to north-west Namibia) * ''

Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum ''Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum'' () is a tree from the family Rutaceae. Description ''Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum'' is a small deciduous tree found Bhutan, NE India, Myanmar, Nepal. Classification The species was published in ''Transactions of the Linnea ...

'' Edgew. (Nepal to China and Myanmar) * '' Zanthoxylum panamense'' P.Wilson (Mexico to Central America) * ''

Zanthoxylum pancheri ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' P.S.Green (New Caledonia) * ''

Zanthoxylum paniculatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

Balf.f. Sir Isaac Bayley Balfour, KBE, FRS, FRSE (31 March 1853 – 30 November 1922) was a Scottish botanist. He was Regius Professor of Botany at the University of Glasgow from 1879 to 1885, Sherardian Professor of Botany at the University of Oxf ...

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Mauritius Mauritius ( ; french: Maurice, link=no ; mfe, label=Mauritian Creole, Moris ), officially the Republic of Mauritius, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean about off the southeast coast of the African continent, east of Madagascar. It incl ...

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Zanthoxylum paracanthum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Mildbr.) Kokwaro (south-east Kenya to central Tanzania) * ''

Zanthoxylum paulae ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Albuq.) P.G. Waterman (Guianas to northern Brazil) * '' Zanthoxylum pentandrum'' ( Aubl.)

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(Trinidad to northern Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum petenense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Lundell (Mexico to Guatemala) * ''

Zanthoxylum petiolare ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and Subtropics, subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genu ...

'' A.St.-Hil. & Tul. (Bolivia to Brazil and northern Argentina) * '' Zanthoxylum piasezkii'' Maxim. (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum pilosiusculum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Engl.) P.G.Waterman (Democratic Republic of Congo to Angola) * ''

Zanthoxylum pilosulum ''Zanthoxylum pilosulum'' () is a woody plant from the Rutaceae family native to western and northwestern Sichuan and southern Shaanxi and Gansu provinces, China. Description ''Zanthoxylum pilosulum'' grows as a shrub, reaching a height of 1-2 m ...

'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson (south-central China) * ''

Zanthoxylum pimpinelloides ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' ( Lam.) DC. (Cuba to Hispaniola) * '' Zanthoxylum pinnatum'' (J.R.Forst. & G.Forst.) W.R.B.Oliv. (Norfolk Island, Lord Howe Island, south-west Pacific.) * '' Zanthoxylum piperitum'' (L.) DC. (China to South Korea, Japan) * ''

Zanthoxylum phyllopterum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' ( Griseb.) Wright (Cuba) * '' Zanthoxylum piasezkii'' Maxim. * ''

'' (Engl.) P.G.Waterm. * ''

'' Rehder & E.H. Wilson * ''

'' ( Lam.) DC. * '' Zanthoxylum pinnatum'' Druce * '' Zanthoxylum piperitum'' (L.) DC. – Japanese pepper, chopi, Korean pepper ( China, Japan,

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Zanthoxylum pluviatile ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' T.G.Hartley (New Guinea and Solomon Islands) * '' Zanthoxylum poggei'' (Engl.) P.G.Waterman (western central tropical Africa) * '' Zanthoxylum psammophilum'' (Aké Assi) P.G.Waterman (Ivory Coast) * ''

Zanthoxylum pseudoxyphyllum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyl ...

'' Babu (Ivory Coast) * '' Zanthoxylum pteracanthum'' Rehder & E.H.Wilson (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum pucro ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyl ...

'' D.M Porter (Panama to north-west Colombia) * '' Zanthoxylum punctatum'' Vahl – dotted prickly ash (Caribbean) * '' Zanthoxylum quassiifolium'' (

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(Mexico to Guatemala.) * '' Zanthoxylum quinduense''

(western South America to north-west Venezuela) * ''

Zanthoxylum renieri ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' (G.C.C.Gilbert) P.G.Waterman (Democratic Republic of Congo to Uganda) * '' Zanthoxylum retroflexum'' T.G.Hartley (Sumatra) * ''

Zanthoxylum retusum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Albuq.) P.G.Waterman (Brazil) * ''

'' (Roxb.) DC. – Cape yellowwood, Indian ivy-rue, Indian pepper (tropical Asia, Queensland) * ''

Zanthoxylum rhodoxylum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Urb.) P.Wilson (Jamaica) * '' Zanthoxylum rhoifolium'' Lam. (tropical and subtropical America) * ''

Zanthoxylum rhombifoliolatum ''Zanthoxylum rhombifoliolatum'' ()is a tree from the Rutaceae family. Description Zanthoxylum rhombifoliolatum are shrubs that can stand from 1 to 2 meters tall. It has been found in Chongqing, Guizhou, Classification The species was r ...

'' C.C.Huang (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum riedelianum ''Zanthoxylum riedelianum'' is a species of the plant in the genus '' Zanthoxylum'' in the family Rutaceae. The native range of this species is Mexico to South America. Benefits ''Zanthoxylum'' has been used worldwide to treat different conditi ...

'' Engl. (Brazil to north-east Argentina) * '' Zanthoxylum rigidum''

Humb. Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander von Humboldt (14 September 17696 May 1859) was a German polymath, geographer, naturalist, explorer, and proponent of Romantic philosophy and science. He was the younger brother of the Prussian minister, p ...

& Bonpl. ex Willd. (western South America to Paraguay) * '' Zanthoxylum rubescens'' Planch. ex Hook. (western tropical Africa to south-west Kenya and Angola) * ''

Zanthoxylum sapindifolium ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Wall. (Myanmar) * '' Zanthoxylum sarasinii'' Guillaumin (New Caledonia) * '' Zanthoxylum scandens'' Blume (southern China to Nansei-shoto and western Malesia) * ''

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Zucc. Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini (10 August 1797 – 18 February 1848) was a German botanist, Professor of Botany at the University of Munich. He worked extensively with Philipp Franz von Siebold, assisting in describing his collections from Japan, but al ...

– mastic-leaf prickly ash, Sichuan pepper (central and eastern China to temperate eastern Asia) * '' Zanthoxylum schlechteri'' Guillaumin (New Caledonia) * ''

Zanthoxylum schreberi ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (

J.F.Gmel. , fields = , workplaces = University of GöttingenUniversity of Tübingen , alma_mater = University of Tübingen , doctoral_advisor = Philipp Friedrich GmelinFerdinand Christoph Oetinger , academic_advisors = , doctora ...

) Reynel ex C.Nelson (Mexico to Venezuela and Bolivia, Caribbean) * '' Zanthoxylum setulosum'' P.Wilson (Costa Rica to north-west Venezuela) * '' Zanthoxylum simulans''

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(China, South Korea, Taiwan) * ''

Zanthoxylum spinosum ''Zanthoxylum spinosum'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae known by the common name Biscayne prickly-ash. It is native to the West Caribbean, including South Florida and the Florida Keys, Cuba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and H ...

'' (Sw.) Sw. (Florida to Caribbean) * ''

Zanthoxylum spondiifolium ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Wall. (Myanmar) * '' Zanthoxylum sprucei'' Engl. (Ecuador to Peru and western Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum stelligerum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Turcz. (central and eastern Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum stenophyllum ''Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum'' ()is a tree from the Rutaceae family. Description Zanthoxylum dimorphophyllum are deciduous trees that are typically 1-3 meters tall. Classification The species was recorded in Oxford's Annals of Botany in 1895. ...

'' Hemsl. (central and eastern central China) * '' Zanthoxylum subspicatum'' H. Perrier (Madagascar) * ''

Zanthoxylum syncarpum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Tul.) Tul. ex

B.D.Jacks. Benjamin Daydon Jackson (3 April 1846 – 12 October 1927) was a pioneering botanist and taxonomer who wrote the first volume of '' Index Kewensis'' to include all the flowering plants. Biography Jackson was the eldest child of Benjamin Dayd ...

(Venezuela, eastern Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum taediosum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' A.Rich. (Cuba) * ''

Zanthoxylum tahitense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Nadeaud) J.Florence & N.Hallé (Society Islands) * ''

Zanthoxylum tambopatense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Reynel (Peru) * ''

Zanthoxylum tetraphyllum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (urb. & Ekman) J.Jiménez Alm. (Haiti) * ''

Zanthoxylum tetraspermum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Wight & Arn. (southern India, Sri Lanka) * ''

Zanthoxylum thomense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' (Engl.) A.Chev. ex P.G.Waterman (Gabon and Gulf of Guinea Island) * '' Zanthoxylum thornycroftii'' (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman (

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) * ''

Zanthoxylum thouventii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' H.Perrier (Madagascar]) * ''

Zanthoxylum tidorense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Miq. (

Maluku Islands The Maluku Islands (; Indonesian: ''Kepulauan Maluku'') or the Moluccas () are an archipelago in the east of Indonesia. Tectonically they are located on the Halmahera Plate within the Molucca Sea Collision Zone. Geographically they are located ...

) * ''

Zanthoxylum timoriense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Span. (

Lesser Sunda Islands The Lesser Sunda Islands or nowadays known as Nusa Tenggara Islands ( id, Kepulauan Nusa Tenggara, formerly ) are an archipelago in Maritime Southeast Asia, north of Australia. Together with the Greater Sunda Islands to the west they make u ...

) * '' Zanthoxylum tingoassuiba'' A.St.-Hil. (eastern and southern Brazil) * '' Zanthoxylum tomentellum'' Hook.f. (Nepal to China and Myanmar) * ''

Zanthoxylum tragodes ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyl ...

'' (L.) DC. – Niaragato (Caribbean) * ''

Zanthoxylum trijugum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Dunkley) P.G.Waterman (central Tanzania to Zambia) * ''

Zanthoxylum tsihanimposa ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' H.Perrier (Madagascar) * '' Zanthoxylum undulatifolium'' Hemsl. (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum unifoliatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Groppo & Pirani (Brazil) * ''

Zanthoxylum usambarense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' (Engl.) Kokwara (Ethiopia to Rwanda) * ''

Zanthoxylum usitatum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' Pierre ex

Laness. Jean Marie Antoine Louis de Lanessan (13 July 1861– 7 November 1935) was a French statesman and naturalist. Biography De Lanessan was born in Saint-André-de-Cubzac in the Gironde department of France and entered the French Navy in 1880, servi ...

(Vietnam) * ''

Zanthoxylum venosum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' Leonard (Hispaniola) * '' Zanthoxylum verrucosum'' (Cuatrec.) P.G.Waterman (Colombia to Ecuador) * ''

Zanthoxylum vinkii ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the Family (biology), family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and Subtropics, subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genu ...

'' T.G.Hartley (New Guinea) * '' Zanthoxylum viride'' (A.Chev.) T.G.Hartley (west tropical Africa to Congo) * ''

Zanthoxylum vitiense ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae i ...

'' A.C.Sm. (Fiji) * ''

Zanthoxylum wutaiense ''Zanthoxylum wutaiense'' (Chinese: 屏東花椒, ping dong hua jiao, Pingtung County prickly ash) is a woody plant from the family Rutaceae. It is native to Pingtung County, Taiwan. Description ''Zanthozylum wutaiense'' is a shrub with glabro ...

'' I.S.Chen (Taiwan) * ''

Zanthoxylum xichouense ''Zanthoxylum xichouense'' ()is a woody climber from the Rutaceae The Rutaceae is a family, commonly known as the rueZanthoxylum yakumontanum ''Zanthoxylum'' is a genus of about 250 species of deciduous and evergreen trees, shrubs and climbers in the family Rutaceae that are native to warm temperate and subtropical areas worldwide. It is the type genus of the tribe Zanthoxyleae in ...

'' ( Sugim.) Nagam. (Japan) * ''

Zanthoxylum yuanjiangensis ''Zanthoxylum yuanjiangensis'' (Chinese: 元江花椒, Yuanjiang prickly ash) is a woody plant in the Rutaceae. It is native to Yuanjiang, Yunnan, China. Description ''Z.'' ''yuanjiangensis'' is a climbing vine; it has short spines with scatte ...

'' C.C.Huang (China) * ''

Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides ''Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides'', also called Senegal prickly-ash or artar root, is a plant species in the genus ''Zanthoxylum''. The plant contains isomeric divanilloylquinic acids (3,4-O-divanilloylquinic acid or burkinabin A, 3,5-O-divanilloyl ...

'' ( Lam.) Zepern. & Timler – Senegal prickly ash (western tropical Africa)

Doubtful species

The genus ''Fagara'' has been sunk into ''Zanthoxylum'', but , no name seemed to have been provided for the former ''Fagara externa'', which was regarded as an unplaced name by

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q147050 Peppers Zanthoxyloideae genera Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus Dioecious plants