Zanthoxylum davyi
| Forest knobwood | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. davyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Zanthoxylum davyi (I.Verd.) Waterm. | |
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The Forest knobwood (Zanthoxylum davyi) is a dioecious species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, western Swaziland and eastern Zimbabwe. It occurs in coastal and mistbelt forests, and grows some 10 to 24 m tall.[1]
Bole and bark
Their sturdy, straight trunks are heavily armed with hornlike knobs.[1]
Foliage and flowers
The compound leaves are 5 to 30 cm long.[1]
Species interactions and uses
Birds eat the fruit. [1]
Similar species
Similar species are the smaller Z. capense which occurs in mostly dryer inland regions, and Z. leprieurii which is native to sand forests of subtropical lowlands.
References
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