Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum
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Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum

Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum

Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Cultivation Details

HabitClimber
Growth—

A plant of moist areas in the tropics and subtropics, ascending to 2,800 metres in the Himalayas, where the climate should be more temperate. The plant should be tolerant of at least some frost[PFAF]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.

Propagation

Seed - Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Zanthoxylum+oxyphyllum>

Pollinators

Insects

References

  1. [1]A Manual of Indian Timbers. — Gamble. J. S. · Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh · 1972 · ISBN - ↩︎First written in the 19th century, but still a classic, giving a lot of information on the uses and habitats of Indian trees. Not for the casual reader.
  2. [2]Plants and People of Nepal — Manandhar. N. P. · Timber Press. Oregon. · 2002 · ISBN 0-88192-527-6 ↩︎Excellent book, covering over 1,500 species of useful plants from Nepal together with information on the geography and peoples of Nepal. Good descriptions of the plants with terse notes on their uses.
  3. [3]Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants — http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 ↩︎Terse details of a huge range of useful plants.
  4. [4]Inventory of Seeds and Plants Imported. Vol. 59 — USDA Government Printing Office; Washington DC. · 1922 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Details of seeds and plants imported for trials by the United States Department of Agriculture in the second quarter of 1919, often detailing the uses of the plant and various other miscellaneous information. It can be downloaded from the Internet.
  5. [5]Pharmacographia Indica — Dymock W.; Warden C.J.H.; Hooper D. · Education Society's Press, Byculla; Mombai. · 1890 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org ↩︎Information on the principal plant medicines encountered in India in the 19th century.
  6. [PFAF]Plants for a Future — pfaf.org ↩︎