Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC.

 
  • Family : RUTACEAE
    (Rue Or Citrus Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : NIMBU FAMILY (नींबू फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Rutaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Fagara nitida Roxb.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zanthoxylum nitidum (Roxb.) DC.
  • Habit : Scandent or climbing shrubs
  • Habitat : Forests
  • Comments / notes : Fruits are used as fish poison.
  • Key identification features : Scandent or climbing, armed shrubs; Leaves 3-foliolate, leaflets broadly ovate-elliptic; Flowers in axillary panicles, dull white; Fruits globose. Seeds pitted.
  • Flower, Fruit : February- October
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Siang
    • Assam : Assam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : India, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • P.K . Hajra ., D.M. Verma and G.S. Giri (1996). Materials For The Flora Of Arunachal Pradesh , Vol (1), Pg : 302
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zanthoxylum nitidum. Downloaded on 13 November 2024.

India Distribution

World Distribution

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