Zanthoxylum davyi

Forest knobwood
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Species:
Z. davyi
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum davyi
(I.Verd.) Waterm.
Synonyms
  • Fagara davyi I.Verd.
  • Zanthoxylum thunbergii DC.
  • Zanthoxylum thunbergii var. grandifolia Harv.

Zanthoxylum davyi, the forest knobwood, is a dioecious species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, western Eswatini and eastern Zimbabwe. It occurs in coastal and mistbelt forests, and grows some 10 to 24 m tall.