Zanthoxylum tetraspermum
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu
- Flowering
- April-December
How to identify Zanthoxylum tetraspermum
Identify Zanthoxylum tetraspermum by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Pinnately compound.
- Confirm fruit type: Capsule.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: April-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Tamil Nadu.
- Confirm it sits within the Rutaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Zanthoxylum tetraspermum.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Pinnately compoundrecordedLeaflets are arranged in rows along a central stalk, like a feather.
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Zanthoxylum tetraspermum itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- 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 Zanthoxylum tetraspermum itself; the rest are typical of the Rutaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Zanthoxylum tetraspermum
Zanthoxylum tetraspermum is a woody climber in the Rutaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu. It grows in evergreen, semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to December.
Rutaceae
Citrus/Rue family
Zanthoxylum tetraspermum belongs to the Rutaceae family.
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