Zanthoxylum davyi

Forest knobwood
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.
Synonyms
  • Fagara davyi I.Verd.
  • Z. thunbergii DC.
  • Z. thunbergii var. grandifolia Harv.
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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

  1. 1 2 3 4 Pooley, Elsa (2006). Forest plants in the forest and in the garden. Pinetown: The flora publications trust. p. 47. ISBN 0-620-37012-2.
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