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Kawa'U (Zanthoxylum dipetalum)

Description

Zanthoxylum dipetalum is a rare species of tree in the citrus family and in the same genus as Szechuan pepper. It is known by the common name kawa'u and is endemic to the Hawaiian archipelago, where it grows in forests on 3 or 4 of the islands.

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Sapindales

            • Family: Rutaceae

              • Genus: Zanthoxylum