Prickly Yellow, Zanthozylum ekmanii

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Photo by Bob Thomas, Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary, Stann Creek District, Belize, May 2003.

There are 7 or 8 species of Zanthozylum in Belize.  This one has long, flattened spines, so we are calling it Z. ekmanii.  Comments from dendrologists?

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