Zanthoxylum bungeanum

Zanthoxylum bungeanum is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is one of the sources of the spice Sichuan pepper. The plant is native to North-Central China, South-Central China, Southeast China, East Himalayas, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, Nepal, Qinghai, Tibet, Xinjiang.^[1] It has also been introduced into Uzbekistan.^[1] Studies have shown that essential oils from Z. bungeanum Maxim can be used as a natural pest control agent against the Drugstore beetle pest.^[2] Its seed, called Sichuanese Peppercorn, has been served as a traditional medicine and used as cooking spice in China.^[3]

Zanthoxylum bungeanum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Sapindales
Family:	Rutaceae
Genus:	Zanthoxylum
Species:	Z. bungeanum
Binomial name
Zanthoxylum bungeanum Maxim.