Rutaceae
West Indian satinwood
Zanthoxylum flavum
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Genus
- Zanthoxylum
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Common names
By language (6)
- Arabic
- فاغرة صفراء
- arz
- فاغره صفراء
- English
- West Indian satinwood, Yellow sanders, Yellow-head, Yellowheart
- French
- Bois Noyer
- Persian
- چوبابریشمی هند غربی
- Spanish
- Espinillo
Synonyms
- Fagara flava (Vahl) Krug & Urb.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
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Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Treeworld Wholesale, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.