Zanthoxylum acanthopodium

 ( Acanthopodium ) 

Zanthoxylum acanthopodium, or andaliman, is a species of flowering plant in the family Rutaceae. Its range includes southern western China, Bangladesh, Bhutan, northern India and northeastern India, Nepal, Laos, Burma, northern Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (northern highlands), and Peninsular Malaysia.

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Distribution In China, the plant is found in Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Tibet, and Yunnan. It is spread across Northeast India, i.e., Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, and Sikkim. It is also found in Uttar Pradesh, and West Bengal) in the country as well as Nepal. Its distribution in Southeast Asia includes Laos, Burma, northern Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (northern highlands), and Peninsular Malaysia.

Much like the closely related Sichuan pepper ( Z. bungeanum), the seed pericarps are used as spices in cooking and have a similar tongue-numbing characteristic. However, in cooking, the flavour of andaliman has lemon-like notes (similar to those of Cymbopogon) as well as a hint of the aromatic pandan leaf.

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In local culture

In Nagaland it is called Ganyǎ in the Angami language.

Vizonyü Liezietsu (2025). 9788190453950, Ura Academy. ISBN 9788190453950

Categories: Acanthopodium, Plants Described In 1824, Spices, Indonesian Cuisine, Flora Of The Indian Subcontinent, Flora Of Guangxi, Flora Of Guizhou, Flora Of Indo-china, Flora Of Peninsular Malaysia, Flora Of Sumatra, Flora Of Tibet, Flora Of Yunnan

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