Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgew.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (Rue Or Citrus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NIMBU FAMILY (नींबू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rutaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fagara oxyphylla (Edgew.) Reeder & S.Y.Cheo; Zanthoxylum alpinum C.C.Huang; Zanthoxylum taliense C.C.Huang; Zanthoxylum tibetanum C.C.Huang
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgew.
  • Common name : Prickly ash
  • Vernacular name :
    • Mejenga, Mezenga (Assamese)
  • Habit : Scrambling shrub
  • Habitat : Wooded valleys and riverbank shingle, 1980 - 2745 m. altitude
  • Flower, Fruit : April-October
  • Distribution :
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • West Bengal : Darjeeling district
  • Native : China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Nepal to China (West Yunnan) and Myanmar
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 92
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 14
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum. Downloaded on 9 October 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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