Are Tetradium Ruticarpum and Zanthoxylum Ailanthoides in the same botanical family?

Yes — both belong to Rutaceae.

Can you substitute Tetradium Ruticarpum for Zanthoxylum Ailanthoides?

They share the Rutaceae family, so they can sometimes substitute in recipes — with notable differences in aroma.

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Tetradium Ruticarpum vs Zanthoxylum Ailanthoides

Tetradium ruticarpum · Zanthoxylum ailanthoides

Tetradium Ruticarpum

Tetradium ruticarpum

T Traditional Use

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Tetradium
Primary use: medicinal

Tetradium ruticarpum is a tree that comes from China and Korea. It was previously classified in the genus Euodia as Euodia ruticarpa. The fruit is usually used, denoted sometimes as fructus. It has a strong bitter taste, and is used in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) and is a …

Zanthoxylum Ailanthoides

Zanthoxylum ailanthoides

T Traditional Use

Family: Rutaceae
Genus: Zanthoxylum
Primary use: medicinal

Zanthoxylum ailanthoides, also called ailanthus-like prickly ash, is an Asiatic plant of the prickly-ash genus Zanthoxylum, natively occurring in forest-covered parts of southeastern China, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Japan from Honshu southward. The piquant fruit serves as a loc…

At a glance

· Both in Rutaceae, but different genera (Tetradium vs Zanthoxylum).
· Both are primarily medicinal.
· Evidence tiers — Tetradium Ruticarpum: T; Zanthoxylum Ailanthoides: T.