Zanthoxylum rhoifolium

Family: Rutaceae Genus: Zanthoxylum Species: rhoifolium

Synonyms: Zanthoxylum pubescens, Amyris multijuga, Fagara rhoifolia subsp. pubescens, Fagara rhoifolia var. surparanaensis, Fagara rhoifolia var. niederleinii, Fagara rhoifolia f. paucijuga, Fagara rhoifolia f. intermedia, Fagara rhoifolia f. latifolia, Zanthoxylum ruizianum, Fagara pubescens, Zanthoxylum perrottetii, Zanthoxylum astrigerum, Zanthoxylum acutifolium var. petiolulatum, Zanthoxylum acutifolium, Zanthoxylum peltophorum, Fagara rhoifolia var. petiolulata, Fagara astrigera, Zanthoxylum sorbifolium, Zanthoxylum microcarpum, Zanthoxylum langsdorffii, Fagara rhoifolia var. peltophora, Zanthoxylum obscurum var. ruizianum, Schinus pubescens, Fagara rhoifolia, Pohlana instrumentaria, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. sessilifolium, Fagara regnelliana var. calvata, Fagara microcarpa, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. petiolulatum, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. pubescens, Fagara regnelliana, Pohlana langsdorffii, Zanthoxylum regnellianum, Fagara obscura, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. peltophorum, Fagara rhoifolia var. inermis, Fagara rhoifolia var. intermedia, Fagara rothschuhii, Fagara rhoifolia f. angustifolia, Zanthoxylum obscurum, Fagara ruiziana, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. suparanaense, Fagara coco var. formosana, Fagara acutifolia, Zanthoxylum rhoifolium var. formosanum, Langsdorfia instrumentaria

Western Herbalism Properties

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analgesicanti-inflammatoryantimicrobial

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Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium is a small to medium evergreen tree of the family Rutaceae reaching about 6-12 m in height, widely distributed in Central and South America from Mexico south through Brazil, Bolivia, and Argentina. The trunk and branches are armed with stout, broad-based conical prickles, and the alternate leaves are imparipinnately compound with several pairs of glossy, ovate-lanceolate leaflets that are dotted with translucent oil glands and exude a citrus-pungent aroma when crushed. Numerous small, yellowish-white, four- to five-petalled flowers are borne in dense terminal panicles, attracting bees and other insects, and develop into spherical fruits about 5 mm across that ripen from green to reddish and finally to blackish, splitting to release shiny black seeds. It is a light-demanding pioneer of forest edges, secondary woodland, and open pasture.

Native Region: Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Honduras, Leeward Is., Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Cultural & Historical Context

Traditional American Uses

None Documented

Chemistry & External Identifiers

Trefle ID

112888

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