Climbing Orange

Names

Common Names

• Climbing Orange
• Climbing-Orange
• Cockspur Orange
• Cockspur-Orange
• Walking-Stick Climber
• orange climber

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Toddalia willdenowii
• Scopolia angustifolia
• Toddalia micrantha
• Toddalia nitida
• Aralia labordei
• Toddalia ambigua
• Toddalia asiatica var. obtusifolia
• Toddalia asiatica
• Cranzia schmidelioides
• Cranzia micrantha
• Cranzia asiatica
• Toddalia asiatica var. floribunda
• Scopolia rubicaulis
• Toddalia asiatica var. gracilis
• Cranzia nitida
• Cranzia willdenowii
• Paullinia asiatica
• Rubentia angustifolia
• Limonia oligandra
• Toddalia tonkinensis
• Toddalia angustifolia
• Toddalia effusa
• Toddalia rubicaulis
• Toddalia schmidelioides
• Toddalia floribunda
• Scopolia micracantha
• Scopolia nitida

Taxonomical Classification

This plant belongs to the kingdom Plantae and is classified under the phylum Streptophyta and class Equisetopsida. Within the subclass Magnoliidae, it falls under the order Sapindales and the family Rutaceae. It is specifically identified by the genus Zanthoxylum.

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific geographical distribution concentrated within the African continent. In West-Central Tropical Africa, its presence is documented in Burundi, Rwanda, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Moving toward the northeast, the species is also found within the tropical regions of Ethiopia. Furthermore, its range extends into the territory of Sudan and South Sudan. Together, these locations define the primary habitat for this medicinal species across Africa.

Plant Parts

Chemicals

Zanthoxylum asiaticum has 52 reported phytochemicals identified across 8 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Isopimpinellin, Toddalolactone, Toddanone, Aculeatin, Coumarins.

Isopimpinellin

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. Zhongguo Zhong yao za zhi = Zhongguo zhongyao zazhi = China journal of Chinese materia medica
3. Analytical biochemistry
4. Zhong yao cai = Zhongyaocai = Journal of Chinese medicinal materials

Toddalolactone

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Analytical biochemistry

Toddanone

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR
3. Pharmacognosy magazine

Aculeatin

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. Biochemical and biophysical research communications

Coumarins

1. Saudi pharmaceutical journal : SPJ : the official publication of the Saudi Pharmaceutical Society
2. Phytotherapy research : PTR

Nitidine

1. Pharmacognosy magazine
2. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy

Toddaculin

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. PloS one

Toddalenone

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. Pharmacognosy magazine

chelerythrine

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan
2. Analytical biochemistry

(+)-Toddanol

1. Yakugaku zasshi : Journal of the Pharmaceutical Society of Japan

Activities

Zanthoxylum asiaticum has 10 reported activities identified across 8 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antidiabetic, Antifungal, Antimalarial, Antioxidant, Analgesic.

Most Reported Activities

Preparations