Ziziphus

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Ziziphus
Ziziphus jujuba, by Adolphus Ypey
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Tribe: Paliureae
Genus: Ziziphus
Mill. (1754)
Type species
Ziziphus jujuba
Mill. (1768), nom. cons.[2]
Species[1]

68; see text

Synonyms[1]
  • Chloroxylum P.Browne (1756)
  • Jububa Bubani (1897)
  • Mansana J.F.Gmel. (1791)
  • Zizyphon St.-Lag. (1880), orth. var.

Ziziphus

date
in texture and flavour.

Well known species include the commonly cultivated Ziziphus jujuba (

Mediterranean region, and ber (Ziziphus mauritiana), which is found from western Africa to India
.

Etymology

The generic name is derived via classical

Latin from Hellenistic Greek, where it is presumed to have been borrowed from another language, perhaps from zizfum or zizafun, the Persian word for Z. lotus.[4]

Ecology

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.

Species are distributed throughout the world in tropical and warm temperate areas, from rain forests to deserts. Some species are evergreen, others are winter or drought deciduous.

Species adapted to dry climates are smaller and have oleifera cells that produce a fragrant aroma.

Uses

The temperate Ziziphus jujuba (Chinese jujube) and the tropical Ziziphus mauritiana (Indian Jujube) are economically important fruit trees.

In

palpitations
.

Mythology

The mythological lotus tree which occurs in Homer's Odyssey is often equated with Z. lotus.[5]

The

Seventh Heaven, the Sidrat al-Muntaha is often equated with either Ziziphus spina-christi.[6]

Species

68 species are accepted.[1]

Ziziphus Blossom in Behbahan, Iran
Ziziphus Blossom in Behbahan, Iran

Other list sources:[7][8][9][10][11][12][13]

Formerly placed here

Fossil species

† = Extinct

Gallery

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Ziziphus Mill". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Ziziphus Mill". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  3. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
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  5. ^ https://trees.stanford.edu/ENCYC/ZIZju.htm
  6. ^ https://faculty.ucmerced.edu/slambden/baha%27i%20encyclopedia/SIDRAH-SIDRAT-BE.htm
  7. ^ "Query Results for Genus Ziziphus". IPNI. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  8. ^ "GRIN Species Records of Ziziphus". GRIN. USDA. Archived from the original on 2000-10-31. Retrieved 2010-10-16.
  9. ^ "Classificação segundo a Flora brasiliensis" (in Portuguese). Flora brasiliensis. Retrieved August 7, 2009.
  10. Flora of China
    . EFloras. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  11. ^ The Biodiversity Committee of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (eds.) (2008). "Genus Ziziphus". Beijing, China: Catalogue of Life China: 2008 Annual Checklist China. Retrieved September 9, 2009. {{cite web}}: |author= has generic name (help) [dead link]
  12. ^ "Flora Europaea: Ziziphus query results". Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh. Retrieved September 7, 2009.
  13. ^ "Ziziphus". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2010-03-08.
  14. ^ Geological Survey professional paper, Issue 165: Shorter Contributions to General Geology. US Govt. Printing Office. 1930. p. 73. Retrieved May 28, 2011.
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