| Zanthoxylum schinifolium | |
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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 | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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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 Korean cuisine.[ citation needed ]
It is called 青花椒 "green flower-pepper / green Sichuan pepper" in China. It is used in traditional medicine and cooking. [5] It is an economically-important crop in Sichuan. Fungal pathogen species Pestalotiopsis kenyana is known to cause leaf spot disease on Zanthoxylum schinifolium in Sichuan Province, China. [6]
