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Ziziphus
Also called Jujubes
Ziziphus is a genus of about 68 spiny shrubs and small trees, including the commonly grown Chinese jujube (Z. jujuba) and Indian jujube (Z. mauritiana). Grow them in full sun with well-drained soil, as they tolerate heat and drought well.
Ziziphus () is a genus of spiny shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family, Rhamnaceae. It includes 68 species native to tropical and subtropical parts of Africa, Eurasia, Australia and South America. The leaves are alternate, entire, with three prominent basal veins, and often aromatic. The flowers are small, inconspicuous yellow-green. The fruit is an edible drupe, often very sweet and sugary, reminiscent of a date in texture and flavour.
Well known, commonly cultivated species i.e. jujubes include the Chinese jujube (Ziziphus jujuba) of China and Indian jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana) spread from western Africa to India; other species like Ziziphus spina-christi from southwestern Asia and Ziziphus lotus from the Mediterranean region are significant to local cultures within their habitats.
Ziziphus species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Bucculatrix zizyphella, which feeds exclusively on the genus, and Endoclita malabaricus.
The temperate Ziziphus jujuba (Chinese jujube) and the tropical Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian Jujube) are economically important fruit trees.
Jujube · Lotus · Indian jujube · Buffalo thorn · Jujube · Jackal Jujube · Wrinkled Jujube · Christ's thorn
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