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 Zanthoxylum  rhesta  (Roxb.) DC.

Synonym	:	Zanthoxylum limonella Alston
Family	:	Rutaceae
Local name	:	English- Indian prickly ash
Flowering and fruiting period	:	March-November
Distribution	:	Indo-Malesia
Distribution in Kerala	:	Palakkad, Kasaragode, Kollam, Idukki, Malappuram
Habitat	:	Open forests
Uses	:	use the fruits as masala spice in food
Key botanical characters: It is a shrub or tree that sometimes grows to a height of 26 m (85 ft). The plant is sometimes deciduous and has stems with thick, cone-shaped spines on the older stems. The leaves are 140–230 mm (5.5–9.1 in) long and pinnate, with nine to twenty three egg-shaped to elliptical leaflets..