Zanthoxylum spinosum

Zanthoxylum spinosum is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae known by the common name Biscayne prickly-ash. It is native to the West Caribbean, including South Florida and the Florida Keys, Cuba, Bahamas, Cayman Islands, and Hispaniola.[1]

Zanthoxylum spinosum

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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species:
Z. spinosum
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum spinosum
(Sw.) Sw.[2]
Synonyms[2]
  • Fagara coriacea (A.Rich.) Engl.
  • Fagara curbeloi (Alain) Kereszty
  • Fagara emarginata Sw.
  • Fagara sapindoides (DC.) Krug & Urb.
  • Fagara spinosa Sw.
  • Tobinia coriacea Desv.
  • Tobinia emarginata (Sw.) Desv.
  • Tobinia spinosa (Sw.) Desv.
  • Zanthoxylum coriaceum A.Rich.
  • Zanthoxylum curbeloi Alain
  • Zanthoxylum emarginatum (Sw.) Sw.
  • Zanthoxylum sapindoides DC.
  • Sapindus spinosus L.

This species is a shrub or tree growing up to 7 meters tall. It is covered in prickles. The leaves are up to 18 centimeters long and are divided into several leaflets. Flowers are borne in cymes. Each has three sepals and three petals. The round, glandular fruits are borne in clusters.[3]

This plant grows on coastal hammocks, beaches, maritime woodlands and scrub. The rocky substrate contains limestone. Associated species include Metopium toxiferum, Coccoloba uvifera, Ardisia escallonioides, Guapira discolor, and Psychotria nervosa.[3]

This species may be a host to Toxoptera citricida, the brown citrus aphid.[3]

References
  1. Zanthoxylum coriaceum. NatureServe.
  2. "Zanthoxylum spinosum (Sw.) Sw". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  3. Zanthoxylum coriaceum. Archived October 26, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
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