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Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum

not marked as a favorite taxon Zanthoxylum spinosum (Swartz) Swartz. Common name: Leathery Prickly-ash, Doctor’s-club, Biscayne Prickly-ash. Phenology: Feb-Jul and Nov-Jan; May-Oct and Jan-Mar Habitat: Maritime hammocks. Distribution: S. FL (Broward, Miami-Dade, and Monroe counties); West Indies (Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola, Cayman Islands).

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Section: Tobinia.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fagara coriacea (A.Rich.) Krug & Urb. — S13; = Zanthoxylum coriaceum A.Rich. — Bah, Fl4, K4, S, WH3, WI, Porter (1976); = Zanthoxylum sapindoides DC. ssp. sapindoides — FNA13, Reynel (2017); Fagara spinosa Swartz. Basionym: Fagara spinosa Sw. 1788

Links to other floras: = Zanthoxylum sapindoides ssp. sapindoides - FNA13

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image #1 of Zanthoxylum spinosum© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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