Martinique prickly ash
Zanthoxylum martinicense

Family: Rutaceae

What it is like

A tree.

Where it is found

It is a tropical plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

Amazon, Antilles, Bahamas, Colombia, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Martinique, Netherlands Antilles, Peru, Puerto Rico, South America, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, West Indies

How it is used for food

Edible parts

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Aguda, Ayua, Ayua amarilla, Ayua macho, Ayuba, Ayuda, Bagua, Bayua, Bosu, Cenizo, Espino. Espino rubial, Espinosa, Mapurite blanca,Mapurito, Pino de teta, Pino rubial

Synonyms

Fagara amoyensis (Tul.) Engl.; Fagara marticinensis Lam.; Zanthoxylum album Vahl; Zanthoxylum ayua M. Gomez; Zanthoxylum clava-herculis Sw. non L.; Zanthoxylum juglandifolium Willd. non A.Rich.; Zanthoxylum juglandifolium var. berterianum DC.; Zanthoxylum lanceolatum Poir.; Zanthoxylum martinicense subsp. amoyense (Tul.) Reynel;