Rutaceae FAMILY

Zanthoxylum chalybeum

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

3/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Zanthoxylum chalybeum is a deciduous shrub or tree with a rounded but open crown; it can grow from 1.5 - 10 metres tall, The bole can be 15 - 40cm in diameter, with large woody spines to 2cm long[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ]. A popular traditional medicine in east Africa, the tree is harvested from the wild for local use as a tea, medicine, toothbrush and timber.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeEast tropical Africa - Ethiopia and Somalia, south to Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.

HabitatDry bushland and wooded grassland; termite mounds; well drained slopes, where it is locally common; riverine forest; bushland at elevations from sea level to around 1,560 metres[ 328 Title African Flowering Plants Database Publication Author Website http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php Publisher Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. Year 0 ISBN Description Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map. ].