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Zanthoxylum nitidum

Shiny Leaf Prickly Ash
Also known as: Aubertia piperita Buch.-Ham. ex Wall. +16 more
  • Aubertia piperita Buch.-Ham. ex Wall.
  • Fagara hamiltoniana (Wall.) Engl.
  • Fagara hirtella (Ridl.) Engl.
  • Fagara nitida Roxb.
  • Fagara piperita Lour.
  • Fagara torva (F.Muell.) Engl.
  • Fagara warburgii G.Perkins
  • Xanthoxylon torvum F.Muell.
  • Zanthoxylum asperum subsp. glabrum C.C.Huang
  • Zanthoxylum asperum var. glabrum C.C.Huang
  • Zanthoxylum hamiltonianum Wall.
  • Zanthoxylum hamiltonianum Wall. ex Hook.fil.
  • Zanthoxylum hirtellum Ridl.
  • Zanthoxylum nitidum f. fastuosum F.C.How ex Huang
  • Zanthoxylum nitidum subsp. fastuosum How ex Huang
  • Zanthoxylum nitidum subsp. neglectum
  • Zanthoxylum torvum F.Muell.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Rutaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub.

Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, Zanthoxylum nitidum (commonly known as Shiny-Leaf Prickly-Ash) is a shrub belonging to the Rutaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with wet tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring varieties of this species, which are linked below.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Borneo, Cambodia, China South-Central, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, Laos, Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, Philippines, Queensland, Sulawesi, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms

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