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Ziziphus rugosa
Also called Zunna Berry
Ziziphus rugosa is a scrambling shrub or tree of the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae) native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina and southern China, where it grows in sparse forests and thickets on hills below about 1,400 m. It is grown mainly for its small edible berries, known as zunna or toran berries.
Ziziphus rugosa is a species of flowering plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is a scrambling shrub or tree native to the Indian subcontinent, Indochina, and southern China.
The tree is native in Bangladesh, China (Hainan and southern and southwestern Yunnan), the central and eastern Himalayas (including Nepal and Bhutan), India, Laos, Myanmar, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. It grows in sparse forests and thickets on hills and mountains below 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) elevation.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ziziphus rugosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
