| Botanical Name: Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum (Rutaceae). |  Image - Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum - foliage - Kenneth McClymont © 2002 |
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| Common Name: Thorny Yellowwood. | ||
| Distribution: Clarence River, NSW to Eungella, Nth QLD. | ||
| Habitat: Subtropical, dry and riverine rainforest | ||
| Form: Small-medium tree to 15m tall. | ||
| Leaves: | ||
| Flower: Flowers are pink/cream to red/yellow in short bunches at branchlet ends from October-December. | ||
| Fruit: Fruit is a dark red wrinkled capsule which splits into two with a single black seed inside. Ripe February-May. | ||
| Garden Use: It has possibilities as long as you don't mind the prickles. The glossy, dark green foliage is ornamental. | ||
| Edible?: No. | ||
| Propagation: Propagate from fresh seed (germination erratic. | ||
| Comments: Small plants have slender rigid prickles which become conical, woody thorns on older trees. | ||
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Description by Kenneth McClymont.
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 Image - Zanthoxylum brachyacanthum - trunk - Bruce Noble © 2002 |
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