Zanthoxylum rhetsa

Zanthoxylum rhetsa
Bark
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species: Z. rhetsa
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum rhetsa
(Roxb.) DC.
Synonyms
  • Zanthoxylum limonella (Dennst.) Alston
  • Zanthoxylum budrunga (Roxb.) DC.
  • Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum F.-Vill.
  • Fagara budrunga Roxb.
  • Fagara rhetsa Roxb.
  • Fagara piperita Blanco

Zanthoxylum rhetsa is a tree in the Rutaceae family. Its English name is cape yellowwood, Indian ivy-rue, or Indian pepper.[1]

It is widespread in the Western Ghats mountain range, where it grows up to a height of 35 meters.[2] The Coorg people use the fruits as masala spice in food. Many butterflies use this as a host plant.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Zanthoxylum rhetsa - RUTACEAE". www.biotik.org.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "ButterflyCorner.net: Papilio helenus (Red Helen, Rote Helene)". en.butterflycorner.net.


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