Zanthoxylum okinawense
E. H. Wilson
RutaceaeShoots
What to Eat
Edible parts: Shoots - flavouring
The young shoots are used as a flavouring.
Where to Find It
It grows in Okinawa.
Asia, Japan,
Countries: United Arab Emirates, Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bahrain, Brunei, Bhutan, China, Georgia, Indonesia, Israel, India, Iraq, Iran, Jordan, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Cambodia, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, Mongolia, Maldives, Malaysia, Nepal, Oman, Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Syria, Thailand, Tajikistan, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, Turkey, Taiwan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen
How to Identify
A shrub in the Rutaceae family native to Okinawa.
Names & Synonyms
Shima-mu-zansho
Fagara okinawensis Nakai
References (2)
- Martin, F. W., et al, 1987, Perennial Edible Fruits of the Tropics. USDA Handbook 642 p 76 (As Faraga okinawensis)
- Perennial Edible Fruit (As Faraga okinawensis)
