Zanthoxylum simulans Hance, Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
Siebold & Zucc., Zanthoxylum piperitum DC., Zanthoxylum fagara (L.)
Sarg.

Family Name
Rutaceae
Common Names
Szechuan Pepper, Chinese Pepper, Huachiao, Japan Pepper, Wild Lime
Description
Round seed capsule, dehisant, 1/4 inch in diameter, with shiny black
seed.
Origin
China, Nepal, Korea, Japan, Africa, South America, and West Indies. Most
commonly intercepted as Medicinal Herbs from Asian sources.
Comments
Host for whiteflies (Aleyrodidae), moths (Tortricidae), and citrus
diseases.
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