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 2 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.

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

References

"The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species". Retrieved 7 May 2015.
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.
"Zanthoxylum schinifolium". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 7 May 2015.
"Zanthoxylum schinifolium Siebold & Zucc. | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 23 March 2023.
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.

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[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.

[Powo-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.