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African Satinwood (Zanthoxylum gilletii)

Zanthoxylum gilletii, an aromatic spiny tree native to tropical Africa, provides durable yellowish wood for furniture and medicinal uses from its bark and leaves.

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Synonyms
Fagara amaniensis Engl.
Fagara annobonensis Mildbr.
Fagara discolor Engl.
Fagara gilletii De Wild.
Fagara iturensis Engl.
Fagara kivuensis Lebrun ex Gilbert
Fagara macrophylla Engl.
Fagara melanorhachis Hoyle
Fagara obliquefoliolata Engl.
Fagara tessmannii Engl.
Zanthoxylum melanorhachis (Hoyle) Little
Zanthoxylum tessmannii (Engl.) Ayafor
Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderSapindales
  • familyRutaceae
  • genusZanthoxylum
  • speciesZanthoxylum gilletii