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Rutaceae
Zanthoxylum

not marked as a favorite taxon Zanthoxylum Linnaeus. Common name: Prickly-ash, Toothache Tree.

Key to Zanthoxylum

A genus of about 225-250 species, trees, of America, Africa, Asia, and Australia. Classification of sections within the genus (shown in the key) follows Reynel (2017).

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References: Appelhans et al. (2018); Kubitzki (2011); Porter (1976); Reynel (2017); Skean (2024) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2024). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Zanthoxylum© Gary P. Fleming | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Zanthoxylum© Gary P. Fleming | Zanthoxylum americanum | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Zanthoxylum© Keith Bradley | Zanthoxylum spinosum | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Zanthoxylumno rights reserved, uploaded by Eric Schmidt | Zanthoxylum americanum source CC0 | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Zanthoxylum© Michelle W., some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Michelle W. | Zanthoxylum hirsutum source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image #6 of Zanthoxylum© Lowell Urbatsch | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Zanthoxylum© Alan M. Cressler | Zanthoxylum americanum | Original Image ⭷
image #8 of Zanthoxylum© Keith Bradley | Zanthoxylum fagara | Original Image ⭷
image #9 of Zanthoxylum© Gary P. Fleming | Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | Original Image ⭷

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