Zanthoxylum davyi
| Forest knobwood | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Sapindales |
| Family: | Rutaceae |
| Genus: | Zanthoxylum |
| Species: | Z. davyi
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| Binomial name | |
| Zanthoxylum davyi | |
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Zanthoxylum davyi, the forest knobwood, is a dioecious species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, western Eswatini and eastern Zimbabwe. It occurs in coastal and mistbelt forests, and grows some 10 to 24 m tall.[1]
Bole and bark[edit]
Their sturdy, straight trunks are heavily armed with hornlike knobs.[1]
Foliage and flowers[edit]
The compound leaves are 5 to 30 cm long.[1]
Species interactions and uses[edit]
Birds eat the fruit.[1]
Similar species[edit]
Similar species are the smaller Z. capense which occurs in mostly dryer inland regions, and Z. leprieurii which is native to sand forests of subtropical lowlands.
References[edit]
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