{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} {{Italic title}} {{Speciesbox |name = Forest knobwood |image = Zanthoxylum davyi, stam, Krantzkloof NR, c.jpg |image_caption = |genus = Zanthoxylum |species = davyi |authority = (I.Verd.) Waterm. |synonyms = * ''Fagara davyi'' <small>I.Verd.</small> * ''Zanthoxylum thunbergii'' <small>DC.</small> * ''Zanthoxylum thunbergii'' var. ''grandifolia'' <small>Harv.</small> }}

'''''Zanthoxylum davyi''''', the '''forest knobwood''', is a dioecious species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It is native to the Western Cape, Eastern Cape, KwaZulu-Natal, Mpumalanga and Limpopo provinces of South Africa, western Eswatini and eastern Zimbabwe. It occurs in coastal and mistbelt forests, and grows some 10 to 24 m tall.<ref name=elsa1>{{cite book |last=Pooley |first=Elsa |title=Forest plants in the forest and in the garden |date=2006 |publisher=The flora publications trust |location=Pinetown |isbn=0-620-37012-2 |pages=47}}</ref>

==Bole and bark== Their sturdy, straight trunks are heavily armed with hornlike knobs.<ref name=elsa1/>

==Foliage and flowers== The compound leaves are 5 to 30&nbsp;cm long.<ref name=elsa1/>

==Species interactions and uses== Birds eat the fruit.<ref name=elsa1/>

==Similar species== Similar species are the smaller ''Z. capense'' which occurs in mostly dryer inland regions, and ''Z. leprieurii'' which is native to sand forests of subtropical lowlands.

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Category:Flora of Africa davyi Category:Taxa named by Inez Clare Verdoorn