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Chinese Wingleaf Prickly Ash

Zanthoxylum avicennae

Chinese Wingleaf Prickly Ash
Photo: Daderot, Public domain
Family
Rutaceae (Citrus family)
Grows as
Tree
Water
Likes moisture
Native range
S. China to W. & C. Malesia
Climate
wet tropical

About

Zanthoxylum avicennae is a woody plant in the family Rutaceae.

Where it grows

It is native to southern China's Fujian, Guangdong, Hainan, Guangxi, Macau, and Yunnan as well as Philippines, Northern Vietnam, and Taiwan. It is found in the area south of about 25° north latitude. It grows in low-altitude flat land, slope or valley and is more common in secondary forests.

Other Zanthoxylum plants

Fagara externa · Zanthoxylum acanthopodium · Alianthus Like Prickly Ash · Zanthoxylum albuquerquei · Common pricklyash · Winged Prickly Ash · Climbing Orange · Zanthoxylum atchoum · Zanthoxylum austrosinense · Satinwood · Sichuan Pepper · Zanthoxylum calcicola

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Zanthoxylum avicennae by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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