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Taxon:  Zanthoxylum simulans Hance



Summary
Genus:
Zanthoxylum
Family:
Rutaceae
Subfamily:
Toddalioideae
Nomen number:
312178
Place of publication:
Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot. sér. 5, 5:208. 1866
Verified:
04/29/2008 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Zanthoxylum bungei Planch.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Chen Fenghwai & Wu Telin. 1991-. Flora of Guangdong.
  3. Craker, L. E. & J. E. Simon, eds. 1986-1987. Herbs, spices, and medicinal plants, 2 vols.
  4. Editorial Committee of the Flora of Taiwan. 1993-. Flora of Taiwan, ed. 2.
  5. Erhardt, W. et al. 2008. Der große Zander: Enzyklopädie der Pflanzennamen
  6. Facciola, S. 1990. Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants Kampong Publications.
  7. Hagura, N. et al. 2013. Food vibrations: Asian spice sets lips trembling. Proc. Roy. Soc. Biol. Sci. Ser. B 280. DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.1680. Note: this study did not mention the plant source
  8. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening
  9. Jiangsu Institute of Botany. 1982. Flora of Jiangsu.
  10. Krüssmann, G. 1984. Manual of cultivated broad-leaved trees and shrubs (English translation of Handbuch der Laubgehölze. 1976)
  11. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  13. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  14. Steward, A. N. 1958. Manual of vascular plants of the lower Yangtze valley.
  15. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora.
  16. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Common names
English
Chinese-pepper –
Sichuan-pepper –
Szechuan-pepper –
German
täuschende Stachelesche –
Swedish
kinesiskt pepparträd –
Transcribed Chinese
ye hua jiao –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Shengn.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Shengn.e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaQinghai Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaTaiwan  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng (n.), Guizhou Sheng (n.e.), Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Qinghai Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
  • EASTERN ASIA: Taiwan
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Food additivesadulterantfor pepperKunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Food additivesflavoringseeds an adulterant for pepperKunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=312178. Accessed 9 May 2025.