Zanthoxylum motuoense
C. C. Huang
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit - spice
The fruit is used as a spice.
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Asia, China, Tibet,
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 tree. It grows 15 m tall. It loses its leaves during the year. The small branches have prickles near the leaf scars. The leaves have 3-5 leaflets. These are 3-6 cm long by 2-4 cm wide with the end one being larger. They are hairy on both surfaces. The fruit is 4.5 mm across. It has follicles. The seeds are 4 mm across.
Wikipedia
Source ↗Zanthoxylum motuoense (Chinese: 墨脱花椒) is a woody plant from the Rutaceae family and is native to Medog, Tibet.
Names & Synonyms
Gei
References (1)
- Li, S., et al, 2020, Monpa, memory, and change: an ethnobotanical study of plant use in Mêdog County, South-east Tibet, China. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine. (2020) 16:5 p 23
