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Zanthoxylum flavum is a medium-sized tree in the family Rutaceae. Common names include noyer, West Indian satinwood, yellow sanders, tembetaria, and yellow sandalwood. It is native to Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, the Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Florida Keys, exclusive of Key West where it has been extirpated. It is threatened by habitat loss and harvesting for its dense, durable wood used in fine woodworking.
CHARACTERISTICS
Botanical profile.
- Genus
- Zanthoxylum
- Family
- Rutaceae
ALSO KNOWN AS
Other names.
en Yellow sanders en West Indian satinwood en Jamaica satinwood en Yellow-sandalwood en Yellowwood en Yellow-head en Yellowheart en Alexander en Jamaican Satinwood en Yellow Prickly-ash en Yellow Saunder
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