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Ziziphus mauritiana

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Identification
Rhamnus jujuba L. [family RHAMNACEAE ] (stored under name); Ziziphus jujuba Mill. [family RHAMNACEAE ] Verified by Henry Trimen, Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. [family RHAMNACEAE ]
Related name
  • Ziziphus jujuba
  • Rhamnus jujuba
  • Ziziphus mauritiana
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  • Ziziphus indet.
  • Ziziphus mairei
  • Zizyphus jujuba
  • Paliurus mairei
  • Ziziphus aucheri
Common name
  • (Hassaniya) nabagaya (Aub.) neggaïe (Aub.) sder (Leriche & Moktar) sidar (Aub.) sider (Aub.) (MAURITANIA, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • jujubier; jujubier blanc (Bailleul)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • â-ginginô (K&A) (SENEGAL, BASARI), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • jujube tree; Chinese date, tsa (the fruit); bush cherry (The Gambia, Frith); ber tree (The Gambia, Tattersall)., Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • (Senegal) nabagaya (Aub.) neggaïe (Aub.) sidar (Aub.) sider (Aub.) (SENEGAL, ARABIC), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4
  • ga-ngέngὲ (FG&G (SENEGAL, BEDIK), Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol. 4

Flora

Entry for ZIZIPHUS mauritiana Lam. [family RHAMNACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Flora Somalia
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]
Names
ZIZIPHUS mauritiana Lam. [family RHAMNACEAE], (1789). Fig. 102 D.
Information
Shrub or tree to 15 m tall, spiny or rarely unarmed; bark grey, fissured. Leaves tomentose beneath; petiole 3–12 mm long; blade ovate to elliptic or suborbicular, 2–8 x 1–5 cm, finely serrulate, subacute to rounded at the apex, symmetrical or nearly so at the base. Flowers tomentose, white to yellowish-green, in usually many-flowered cymes. Sepals 1.5–2 mm long. Petals c. 1.5 mm long. Drupe 10–20 mm in diam., red.
Range
N1; C2; S1, 3 drier parts of Africa and Asia, distribution much extended by man, also introduced in America.
Altitude range
20–1320 m.
Distribution
SOMALIA Gillett 3900; Wood S/71/59; Kazmi, Elmi & Rodol 796.
Distribution (external)
Djibouti
Notes
Gob (Som.).

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