Rutaceae FAMILY
Zanthoxylum spinosum
Zanthoxylum spinosum
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Zanthoxylum spinosum is a shrub or tree growing up to 8 metres tall[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeCaribbean.
HabitatMostly arid exposed thickets on limestone, at elevations from near sea level to 900 metres[ 426 Title Flowering Plants of Jamaica Publication Author Adams. C.D. Publisher University of the West Indies; Jamaica. Year 1972 ISBN Description A terse treatment of the flowering plants of Jamaica, with a botanical description of each plant, notes on habitat etc. ].