Rutaceae FAMILY

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum rhoifolium is a semideciduous tree with a dense, spreading crown growing 6 - 12 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole can be unbranched for 3 - 4 metres and 30 - 40cm in diameter[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. The bole is armed with stout spines about 6mm long[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and also for its timber. A very ornamental plant, it provides good shade and can be used in landscaping, especially for urban street planting[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ]. It is a natural pioneer species, establishing in open places and providing a suitable habitat for rainforest trees to become established.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - all areas except the far south and Chile; C. America - Panama to Mexico; Caribbean - Trinidad, Grenada, St. Lucia, Windward Isles.

HabitatAmongst low trees and shrubs of secondary forest growth at elevations from 450 - 1,050 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. Slopes in the Atlantic rainforest and in semideciduous forests at higher elevations, usually in areas where the soil is well-drained[ 419 Title Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. Publication Author Lorenzi. H. Publisher Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. Year 2002 ISBN 85-86714-17-8 Description Information on 350 species of Brazilian trees. Stunning photographs of each species, brief details on the plant, its uses and how to grow it from seed. A superb work, with the minor irritation that the translation from Portuguese is not of the best. ].