Contains 5 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
ZANTHOXYLUM Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 270. 1753.
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TYPE: Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Linnaeus Lectotypified by Rehder, J. Arnold Arbor. 26: 72. 1945.
Species
Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
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Zanthoxylum americanum | COMMON PRICKLYASH | Native Endangered-State FAC (NWPL) | ||
Zanthoxylum clava-herculis | HERCULES-CLUB | Native FAC (NWPL) | ||
Zanthoxylum fagara | WILD LIME; LIME PRICKLYASH | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
Zanthoxylum flavum | WEST INDIAN SATINWOOD; YELLOWWOOD; YELLOWHEART | Native Endangered-State | ||
Zanthoxylum spinosum | BISCAYNE PRICKLYASH; LEATHERY PRICKLYASH | Native Endangered-State |
[Family identification key]
1. Leaf paripinnate, without a terminal leaflet
1. Leaf imparipinnate, with a terminal leaflet
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2. Petiole and leaf rachis winged
2. Petiole and leaf rachis not winged
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3. Plant lacking prickles or spines
3. Plant usually with prickles and/or spines
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4. Stem with a pair of spines at the base of the leaf often present, stems otherwise smooth; leaf pubescent; inflorescence axillary
4. Stem with prickles distributed along the stem and becoming enlarged on the trunk, without spines in distinct pairs at the leaf base; inflorescence terminal
Genus Synonyms
Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
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Curtisia | Curtisia Schreber, Gen. Pl. 199. Apr 1789, nom. rej. vs. Curtisia Aiton Aug-Oct 1789. | TYPE: Curtisia schreberi J. F. Gmelin | |
Dimeium | Dimeium Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 114. 1830. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
Fagara | Fagara Duhamel du Monceau, Traite Arbr. Arbust. 1: 229, pl. 97. 1755, nom. rej. vs. Fagara Linnaeus 1759. | TYPE: = Zanthoxylum Linnaeus 1753. | |
Fagara | Fagara Linnaeus, Syst. Nat., ed. 10. 885, 897, 1362. 1759, nom. cons. vs. Fagara Duhamel du Monceau 1755, et vs. Pterota P. Browne 1756. | TYPE: Fagara pterota Linnaeus, typ. cons. | |
Herculium | Herculium Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 114. 1830. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
Ochroxylum | Ochroxylum Schreber, Gen. Pl. 826. 1791. | TYPE: = Curtisia Schreber 1789. Substitute name for Curtisia Schreber 1789 (nom. rej.). | |
Pseudopetalon | Pseudopetalon Rafinesque, Fl. Ludov. 107. 1817. | TYPE: Pseudopetalon glandulosum Rafinesque | |
Pterota | Pterota P. Browne, Civ. Nat. Hist. Jamaica 146. 1756, nom. rej. vs. Fagara Linnaeus 1759. | TYPE: = Fagara Linnaeus 1759. | |
Tenorea | Tenorea Rafinesque, Specchio Sci. 1: 192. 1814, non Tenoria Sprengel 1813. | TYPE: Tenorea corymbosa Rafinesque | |
Thylax | Thylax Rafinesque, Med. Fl. 2: 114. 1830. | TYPE: Thylax fraxineum (Willdenow) Rafinesque (Zanthoxylum fraxineum Willdenow) | |
Tobinia | Tobinia Desvaux ex Hamilton, Prodr. Pl. Ind. Occid. 56. 1825. | TYPE: Non designatus. |