Scientific Name: Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum

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  • Common Name:
    Thorny Yellow-wood- Satinwood
  • Type:
    Tree
  • Family:
    RUTACEAE
  • Flowers:
    Red, yellow, 4 petals in short terminal clusters. Male and female flowers usually on separate plants. Summer.
  • Fruit:
    Dark red, wrinkled ovoid capsule, 10 mm dia., splitting into two segments.
  • Vegetation Type:
    Sub-tropical and dry rainforest
Identification Notes

Leaf scars. Prickles and lenticels on branchlets. Leaves compound alternate.

Associated Fauna

Flowers attractive to nectar-loving insects.

Landscaping Notes

Handsome sprecies, worthy of cultivation. Suitable plant for appropriate soil conditions (see Vegetation type). Mind the thorns and place accordingly.