Zanthoxylum schinifolium

Zanthoxylum schinifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Zanthoxylum
Species:	Z. schinifolium
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc.
Synonyms[1]
Fagara mantchurica (Benn.) Honda Fagara pteropoda (Hayata) Y.C. Liu Fagara schinifolia (Siebold & Zucc.) Engl. nom. illeg. Zanthoxylum mantschuricum Benn. Zanthoxylum pteropodum Hayata

Zanthoxylum schinifolium, also called mastic-leaf prickly ash,[2] is a species of flowering plant in the Rutaceae, the citrus family.[3]

It was first described and published in Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Königl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. vol.4 (Issue 2) on page 137 in 1845 by botanists Philipp Franz von Siebold and Joseph Gerhard Zuccarini.[4]

It is native to central and eastern China, as well as temperate eastern Asia, which includes Japan, Korea, Manchuria, Ryukyu Islands and Taiwan. It is a shrub that grows primarily in the temperate biome regions.[4]

There are two accepted and known varieties:[4]

• Zanthoxylum schinifolium var. okinawense (Nakai) Hatus. ex Simabuku
• Zanthoxylum schinifolium var. schinifolium

Its peppercorns are the source of the spice Sancho (spice) which is used in Chinese cuisine.^[citation needed]

Fungal pathogen species Pestalotiopsis kenyana is known to cause leaf spot disease on Zanthoxylum schinifolium in Sichuan Province, China.[5]

References

1. "The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
2. English Names for Korean Native Plants (PDF). Pocheon: Korea National Arboretum. 2015. p. 684. ISBN 978-89-97450-98-5. Retrieved 26 December 2016 – via Korea Forest Service.
3. "Zanthoxylum schinifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
4. "Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
5. Liu, Chang; Luo, Fengying; Zhu, Tianhui; Han, Shan; Li, Shujiang (2021). "Leaf Spot Disease Caused by Pestalotiopsis kenyana on Zanthoxylum schinifolium in Sichuan Province, China". Plant Disease. 105 (11): 3747. doi:10.1094/PDIS-10-20-2247-PDN.