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Zanthoxylum rhetsa

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Zanthoxylum rhetsa
Bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Sapindales
Family:
Rutaceae
Genus:
Zanthoxylum
Species:
Z. rhetsa
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum rhetsa
(Roxb.) DC.
Synonyms
  • Zanthoxylum limonella (Dennst.) Alston
  • Zanthoxylum budrunga (Roxb.) DC.
  • Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum F.-Vill.
  • Fagara budrunga Roxb.
  • Fagara rhetsa Roxb.
  • Fagara piperita Blanco

Zanthoxylum rhetsa is a tree in the Rutaceae family. Its English name is the Indian prickly ash or Indian pepper.[1]

It is widespread in the Western Ghats mountain range, where it grows up to a height of 35 meters.[2] The Coorg people use the fruits as masala spice in food. Many butterflies use this as a host plant.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ http://www.biotik.org/india/species/z/zantrhet/zantrhet_en.html
  2. ^ http://ayurvedicmedicinalplants.com/index.php?option=com_zoom&Itemid=26&page=view&catid=26&key=4
  3. ^ http://en.butterflycorner.net/papilio-helenus-red-helen-rote-helene.965.0.html
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