Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman is a plant in the Rutaceae family, order Sapindales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman

Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman

Zanthoxylum davyi (forest knobwood) is a dioecious Rutaceae plant native to southern African forests, growing 10–24 m tall with fruit eaten by birds.

Family
Genus
Zanthoxylum
Order
Sapindales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) P.G.Waterman

Zanthoxylum davyi, commonly known as the forest knobwood, is a dioecious plant species belonging to the family Rutaceae. This species is native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga, and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, as well as western Eswatini and eastern Zimbabwe. It grows in coastal and mistbelt forests, and reaches a height between 10 and 24 meters. Birds eat the fruit of Zanthoxylum davyi.

Photo: (c) Nick Helme, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Nick Helme · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Sapindales Rutaceae Zanthoxylum

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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