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Taxon: Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg.

Genus: Zanthoxylum
Family: Rutaceae subfamily: Toddalioideae.
Nomen number: 417586
Place of publication: Gard. & Forest 3:186. 1890 "Xanthoxylum"
Name verified on: 15-Feb-2007 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 15-Feb-2007
No species priority site assigned.
Accessions: 2 in National Plant Germplasm System.
  • all available ) NPGS accessions. or .
  • all available ) NPGS accessions by country.
  • Check PlantSearch database of Botanic Gardens Conservation International for possible non-NPGS germplasm.


Common names:

  • lime prickly-ash   (Source: Trees US ) – English
  • wild lime   (Source: Trees US ) – English
  • wild limetree   (Source: Trees US ) – English
  • colima   (Source: Trees US ) – Spanish
  • correosa   (Source: Trees US ) – Spanish
  • uña de gato   (Source: Trees US ) – Spanish

Economic importance:


Distributional range:

      Native: (links to other web resources are provided for some distributions)
  • NORTHERN AMERICA (Check conservation status in U.S. & Canada in NatureServe Explorer database)
    Southeastern U.S.A.: United States - Florida
    South-Central U.S.A.: United States - Texas [s.]
    Mexico
  • SOUTHERN AMERICA
    Caribbean: Bahamas; Cuba; Dominican Republic; Haiti; Jamaica; Martinique; Trinidad and Tobago - Trinidad
    Mesoamerica: Costa Rica; Guatemala; Panama
    Northern South America: Venezuela
    Western South America: Bolivia; Colombia; Ecuador; Peru
    Southern South America: Paraguay

References:

  • Liogier, A. H. 1981–. Flora of Hispaniola: Part 1; La Flora de la Española. Part II-.
  • Little, E. L., Jr. 1979. Checklist of United States trees, Agric. Handb. 541.
  • Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995–. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana.
  • Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. 1943–1980. Flora of Panama.
More:

Synonyms:


Check other web resources for Zanthoxylum fagara (L.) Sarg.:


Check other web resources for images:

  • PlantSystematics.org
  • Google Images Note: Be advised that their identity may be inaccurate. Proper identification of a plant may require specialized taxonomic knowledge or comparison with properly documented herbarium material.

Abbreviations & symbols in GRIN Taxonomy
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Cite as:
USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program.
Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database].
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?417586 (19 June 2013)

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