Pan India Bouquets

Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgew.

Family : Rutaceae
(Rue Or Citrus Family)
Family (Hindi name) : NIMBU FAMILY (नींबू फैमिली)
Family (as per The APG System III) : Rutaceae
Synonym(s) : Fagara oxyphylla (Edgew.) Reeder & S.Y.Cheo; Zanthoxylum alpinum C.C.Huang; Zanthoxylum taliense C.C.Huang; Zanthoxylum tibetanum C.C.Huang
Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum Edgew.
Common name : Prickly ash
Vernacular name : Mejenga, Mezenga (Assamese)
Habit : Scrambling shrub
Habitat : Wooded valleys and riverbank shingle, 1980 - 2745 m. altitude
Flower, Fruit : April-October
Distribution :
- Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
- West Bengal : Darjeeling district
Native : China South-Central, East Himalaya, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Tibet
Exotic/Native : Native
World Distribution : Nepal to China (West Yunnan) and Myanmar
Literature : Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 92; GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 2: Part 1. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 14
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Navendu Page, Deepak Kumar (2020). Pan India Bouquets. http://flora-peninsula-indica.ces.iisc.ac.in/pan/plants.php?name=Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum. Downloaded on 24 March 2023.