Rutaceae FAMILY
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium
Zanthoxylum rhoifolium
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
2/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Cultivation Details
HabitSemi-deciduous Tree
Growth—
Grows best in a sunny position[1]. Grows well on nutrient-depleted soils[2]. Established plants are drought tolerant[1]. The plant responds well to coppicing and can survive forest fires by resprouting from the roots[2]. A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if seed is required.
Propagation
Seed - best sown as soon as it is ripe in a lightly shaded position in a nursery seedbed or individual containers. Germination rates are usually low with the seeds sprouting after about 30 - 60 days[1]. Cite as: Tropical Plants Database, Ken Fern. tropical.theferns.info. 2026-02-20. <tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Zanthoxylum+rhoifolium>
Pollinators
Bees, Insects
References
- [1]Brazilian Trees. Volume 1. 4th Edition. — Lorenzi. H. · Instituto Plantarum De Estudos Da Flora; Brazil. · 2002 · ISBN 85-86714-17-8 ↩︎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.
- [2]The role of the shrub Cordia multispicata Cham. as a 'succession facilitator' in an abandoned pasture, Paragominas, — Vieira I.C.G.; Uhl C. & Nepstad D.C. · 1994 · http://10.1007/BF00044863 ↩︎
- [3]Woods of Northeastern Peru — Williams L. · Field Museum Press; Chicago. · 1936 · http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ ↩︎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.
- [4]Medicinal Plants of the Guianas — DeFilipps, R. A.; Maina, S. L.; & Crepin, J. · Smithsonian Museum · http://botany.si.edu/bdg/medicinal/index.html ↩︎A down-loadable PDF document of a book in pre-publication awaiting illustration. An excellent, if rather terse, guide to the traditional medicinal uses of the plants of the region
- [5]Medicinal Plants of Brazil — Mors W.B.; Rizzini C.T.; Pereira N.A. · Reference Publications; Michigan. · 2000 · ISBN 0-917256-42-5 ↩︎An extremely concise book, listing approximately 1,500 species and varieties of plants with their botanical name, common name in Brazil, regions in Brazil where the plant is found, a brief list of uses and any medically active compounds in the plant.