Rutaceae FAMILY
Zanthoxylum sprucei
Zanthoxylum sprucei
Edibility
0/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Zanthoxylum sprucei is a tree with a spreading crown growing around 12 metres tall. The straight, cylindrical bole is armed with stout spines and can be unbranched for up to 4.5 metres[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ]. The tree is sometimes harvested from the wild for its wood.
Habitat & Origin
Origintropical
Native RangeS. America - Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador.
HabitatSandy or dry medium loams, in scant or fairly dense forest growth at elevations from 150 - 420 metres in Peru[ 453 Title Woods of Northeastern Peru Publication Author Williams L. Website http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/ Publisher Field Museum Press; Chicago. Year 1936 ISBN Description Gives information on the properties of the wood of well over 1,000 species of woody plants from northeastern Peru. Can be downloaded from the Internet. ].