Orange Climber
Toddalia asiatica
Also known as Forest pepper, Lopez root
Climbing shrubMedicinal
About Orange Climber
Zanthoxylum asiaticum is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. Under its synonym Toddalia asiatica, it was the only species in the monotypic genus Toddalia, now included in Zanthoxylum. It is known by the English name orange climber.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Toddalia asiatica
- Genus
- Toddalia
- Family
- RUTACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests, also in scrub jungles
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, China, Malaysia, East and S. Africa
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Botanical family
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Orange Climber belongs to the Rutaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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