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Sichuan Pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans)

Zanthoxylum simulans, a thorny plant native to Sichuan, China, yields fruit pericarps used as Sichuan pepper. This spice imparts a tingling and numbing sensation.

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Taxonomy
  • kingdomPlantae
  • divisionTracheophyta
  • classMagnoliopsida
  • orderSapindales
  • familyRutaceae
  • genusZanthoxylum
  • speciesZanthoxylum simulans