Rutaceae FAMILY

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

The plant has been used as a fish poison[ 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ].

Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum myriacanthum is an evergreen tree that can grow up to 25 metres tall. The main stems are prickly, or with thick, conical spines up to 3cm long[ 654 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 47 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1966 ISBN Description A treatment of the Malaysian species of Zanthoxylum, amongst other articles. It can be downloaded from the internet. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a condiment and medicine.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southern China, India, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Philippines.

HabitatForests and thickets at elevations of 100 - 1,230 metres in Malesia and from 200 - 2,145 metres in continental Asia[ 654 Title Journal of the Arnold Arboretum. Vol. 47 Publication Author Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org Publisher Harvard University; Cambridge, Mass. Year 1966 ISBN Description A treatment of the Malaysian species of Zanthoxylum, amongst other articles. It can be downloaded from the internet. ].