Kingdom Plantae Family Rutaceae Rank Species | Order Sapindales Genus Zanthoxylum | |
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Similar Zanthoxylum capense, Zanthoxylum kauaense, Zanthoxylum hawaiiense, Zanthoxylum coriaceum, Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum | ||
The Forest knobwood (Zanthoxylum davyi) is a dioecious species of plant in the Rutaceae family. It is native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, western Swaziland and eastern Zimbabwe. It occurs in coastal and mistbelt forests, and grows some 10 to 24 m tall.
Contents
Bole and bark
Their sturdy, straight trunks are heavily armed with hornlike knobs.
Foliage and flowers
The compound leaves are 5 to 30 cm long.
Species interactions and uses
Birds eat the fruit.
Similar species
Similar species are the smaller Z. capense which occurs in mostly dryer inland regions, and Z. leprieurii which is native to sand forests of subtropical lowlands.
References
Zanthoxylum davyi Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA