Organisms

Zanthoxylum

A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. Some members of Zanthoxylum are reclassified from ELEUTHEROCOCCUS, Melicope, and EVODIA. The twigs are used as dental brushing sticks (TOOTHBRUSHING). Most plants that are called Fagara have been reclassified as Zanthoxylum, however some Fagara were reclassified to MELICOPE (also in the Rutacea family) or to GLEDITSIA (a genus in the FABACEAE family).

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A plant genus of the family RUTACEAE. Some members of Zanthoxylum are reclassified from ELEUTHEROCOCCUS, Melicope, and EVODIA. The twigs are used as dental brushing sticks (TOOTHBRUSHING). Most plants that are called Fagara have been reclassified as Zanthoxylum, however some Fagara were reclassified to MELICOPE (also in the Rutacea family) or to GLEDITSIA (a genus in the FABACEAE family).

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108 entry terms
  • Xanthoxylum
  • Xanthoxylums
  • Zanthoxylums
  • Fagara ailanthoides
  • Fagara boninensis
  • Fagara coco
  • Fagara cuspidata
  • Fagara heitzii
  • Fagara leprieurii
  • Fagara macrophylla
  • Fagara mayu
  • Fagara monophyllum
  • Fagara nitidum
  • Fagara rhetza
  • Fagara rubescens
  • Fagara tessmannii
  • Fagara xanthoxyloides
  • Fagara zanthoxyloides
  • Xanthoxylum cuspidatum
  • Xanthoxylum inerme
  • Zanthoxylum ailanthoides
  • Zanthoxylum coco
  • Zanthoxylum fagara
  • Zanthoxylum gilletii
  • Zanthoxylum heitzii
  • Zanthoxylum leprieurii
  • Zanthoxylum mayu
  • Zanthoxylum monophyllum
  • Zanthoxylum nitidum
  • Zanthoxylum rhetza
  • Zanthoxylum rubescens
  • Fagara ailanthoide
  • Fagara boninenses
  • Fagara cocos
  • Fagara cuspidatas
  • Fagara heitzius
  • Fagara leprieurius
  • Fagara macrophyllas
  • Fagara mayus
  • Fagara monophyllums
  • Fagara nitidums
  • Fagara rhetzas
  • Fagara rubescen
  • Fagara tessmannius
  • Fagara xanthoxyloide
  • Fagara zanthoxyloide
  • Xanthoxylum cuspidatums
  • Xanthoxylum inermes
  • Zanthoxylum ailanthoide
  • Zanthoxylum cocos
  • Zanthoxylum fagaras
  • Zanthoxylum gilletius
  • Zanthoxylum heitzius
  • Zanthoxylum leprieurius
  • Zanthoxylum mayus
  • Zanthoxylum monophyllums
  • Zanthoxylum nitidums
  • Zanthoxylum rhetzas
  • Zanthoxylum rubescen
  • ailanthoide, Fagara
  • ailanthoide, Zanthoxylum
  • ailanthoides, Fagara
  • ailanthoides, Zanthoxylum
  • boninenses, Fagara
  • coco, Fagara
  • coco, Zanthoxylum
  • cocos, Fagara
  • cocos, Zanthoxylum
  • cuspidata, Fagara
  • cuspidatas, Fagara
  • cuspidatum, Xanthoxylum
  • cuspidatums, Xanthoxylum
  • fagaras, Zanthoxylum
  • gilletii, Zanthoxylum
  • gilletius, Zanthoxylum
  • heitzii, Fagara
  • heitzii, Zanthoxylum
  • heitzius, Fagara
  • heitzius, Zanthoxylum
  • inerme, Xanthoxylum
  • leprieurii, Fagara
  • leprieurii, Zanthoxylum
  • leprieurius, Fagara
  • leprieurius, Zanthoxylum
  • macrophylla, Fagara
  • macrophyllas, Fagara
  • mayu, Fagara
  • mayu, Zanthoxylum
  • mayus, Fagara
  • mayus, Zanthoxylum
  • monophyllum, Fagara
  • monophyllum, Zanthoxylum
  • monophyllums, Fagara
  • monophyllums, Zanthoxylum
  • nitidum, Fagara
  • nitidum, Zanthoxylum
  • nitidums, Fagara
  • nitidums, Zanthoxylum
  • rhetza, Fagara
  • rhetza, Zanthoxylum
  • rubescen, Fagara
  • rubescen, Zanthoxylum
  • rubescens, Fagara
  • rubescens, Zanthoxylum
  • tessmannii, Fagara
  • tessmannius, Fagara
  • xanthoxyloides, Fagara
  • zanthoxyloides, Fagara

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Indexed with the subheadings adverse effects, anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, poisoning, radiation effects, toxicity, ultrastructure, virology.

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note FAGARA entry terms: FAGARA see RUTACEAE and FAGARA HORRIDA see GLEDITSIA are also available

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Zanthoxylum. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D032106. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D032106
  2. Zanthoxylum. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanthoxylum
  3. Zanthoxylum. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q147050