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Zanthoxylum heitzii

Zanthoxylum heitzii

Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

The bark is sometimes used as a fish poison[1]. The sawdust may be irritant; cases of allergic contact dermatitis have been recorded in saw mill workers[1].

Cultivation Details

HabitTree
GrowthFast

Requires a sunny position, even when small[1]. Prefers well-drained soils. A fast-growing species[1]. This species is often difficult to distinguish from Z. Gilletii[2]. It also resembles Z. Lemairei[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Propagation

Seed - sow in a nursery seedbed in a sunny or lightly shaded position. Germination usually takes place within 25 - 30 days of sowing the seed[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Zanthoxylum+heitzii>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]Protabase - Plant Resources of Tropical Africa. — http://www.prota.org ↩︎An excellent on-line database with detailed information on over 3,200 species of useful plants of Africa.
  2. [2]African Flowering Plants Database — Conservatoire et Jardin Botaniques. · http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/recherche.php ↩︎Contains information on over 150,000 plant names (including synonyms) giving a description and habitat, plus a distribution map.
  3. [3]Tropix 7 — CIRAD · http://tropix.cirad.fr/en ↩︎An on-line guide to the timbers of 245 species of trees.