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Zanthoxylum dipetalum

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Zanthoxylum dipetalum
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species:
Z. dipetalum
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum dipetalum

Zanthoxylum dipetalum is a rare species of tree in the family Rutaceae and in the same genus as Sichuan pepper. It is known by the Hawaiian names Kāwa'u and Heaʻe and is endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago, where it grows in forests on 3 or 4 of the islands.[2]

There are two varieties.[2]

The roots of Z. dipetalum have been found to contain several chemical compounds, including canthin-6-one, chelerythrine, nitidine, tembetarine, avicennol, xanthoxyletin, lupeol, hesperidin, sitosterol, and magnoflorine.[5]

References

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  1. ^ Portner, T.; Keir, M.; Gon, S.M.; Sporck-Koehler, M.; Chau, M.; Caraway, V.L.; Kwon, J. (2015). "Zanthoxylum dipetalum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T62986A78764685. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T62986A78764685.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  2. ^ a b c Zanthoxylum dipetalum. The Nature Conservancy.
  3. ^ Keir, M.; Portner, T.; Weisenberger, L.; Caraway, V.L.; Kwon, J. (2015). "Zanthoxylum dipetalum var. tomentosum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2015: e.T30781A78767557. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2015-4.RLTS.T30781A78767557.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
  4. ^ Zanthoxylum dipetalum. Archived August 29, 2011, at the Wayback Machine Center for Plant Conservation.
  5. ^ Fish, F., et al. (1975). Alkaloids, coumarins, triterpenes and a flavanone from the root of Zanthoxylum dipetalum. Phytochemistry 14(9) 2073.
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