Aramaadala / Thorny Yellow-Wood
Zanthoxylum ovalifolium
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya & more
- Flowering
- November-August
How to identify Aramaadala
Identify Aramaadala by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a shrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: November-August.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Karnataka and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zanthoxylum ovalifolium
- Genus
- Zanthoxylum
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests and deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar, Java, Papua & New Guinea
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya, Karnataka, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
- Leaf shape
- OvaterecordedEgg-shaped, broader near the base.“The leaflets are elliptical to egg-shaped with the lower end towards the base, 60–180 mm (2.4–7.1 in) long, 25–70 mm (0.98–2.76 in) wide and sessile, the end leaflet sometimes on a” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aramaadala itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded“The four sepals are 0.5–1 mm (0.020–0.039 in) long and the four petals white and about 2.5 mm (0.098 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“The flowers are arranged in , on the ends of branchlets, or both, in panicles up to 120 mm (4.7 in) long, each flower on a pedicel 2.5–3 mm (0.098–0.118 in) long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- CapsulerecordedA dry fruit from a fused ovary that splits open at maturity to release seeds.
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Berry
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aramaadala itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Nepali
- नाँगे टिमुर Naange Timur
- Bengali
- ছোট তিমুর Chota Timur
- Telugu
- రిజాయి Rijayi
- Kannada
- ಅರಮಾದಳ Aramaadala, ಕಾಡು ಮೆಣಸು Kaadu Menasu
- Malayalam
- കാന്തം കൊളുത്ത് Kaantham Koluthu, കാട്ടുമുളകു Kaattumulaku, കാന്തം കൊളുത്ത്
About Aramaadala
Thorny Yellow-Wood (Zanthoxylum ovalifolium) is a shrub in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Meghalaya and 5 other states. It grows in evergreen forests and deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from November to August.
Uses
It is cut for timber and furniture and distilled for an aromatic oil.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Aramaadala belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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