Ziziphus oenopolia
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ziziphus |
| Species: | Z. oenopolia
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Ziziphus oenopolia, commonly known as the jackal jujube, small-fruited jujube or wild jujube, is a flowering plant with a broad distribution through tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia. In India, it is mostly found in the deciduous forests of the southern part of the country.
Description
It is a spreading, sometimes climbing, thorny shrub growing to 1.5 m in height. The leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute and oblique. The flowers are green, in subsessile axillary cymes. The fruit is a globose drupe, black and shiny when ripe, containing a single seed.[2] The leaf length is 4-6.5 cm, width is 2–3 cm.[3]
Distribution and habitat
It ranges from the Indian subcontinent through southern China and Southeast Asia to northern Australia. It grows along roadside forests and thickets.[4] Its flowering and fruiting season is June to February.[5]
Uses
The berries are edible and the bark is used for tanning.[4]
Medicinal
The plant produces active phytochemicals, such as
In Burma the stem bark is used as a mouthwash for sore throats, for dysentery, and for inflammation of the uterus.[9] Research in Thailand has found that extracts of ziziphine from Ziziphus oenopolia show antiplasmodial in vitro activity against the malarial parasite Plasmodium falciparum.[10]Alternative names and Etymology
Linnaeus spelled the specific epithet as "oenoplia," "oenopolia," and "oenopia".[11] When Miller transferred the genus from "Rhamnus" to "Ziziphus," he used "oenoplia."
References
- ^ The Plant List: A Working List of All Plant Species, retrieved 30 January 2016
- ^ "Ziziphus oenoplia ". Ayurvedic medicinal plants. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- ^ Vattakaven, Thomas. "Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Miller". India Biodiversity Portal. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
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- ^ Salam, Abdul. "Ziziphus oenoplia". Herbarium JCB. Bangalore, India. Indian Institute of Science. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Souman, S.; Ray, J.G (2016). "Silver nanoparticles synthesized using aqueous leaf extract of Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill: Characterization and assessment of antibacterial activity". Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B: Biology. 163: 391–402.
- ^ a b c Mourya, P.; Shukla, A.; Rai, G.; Lodhi, S. (2017). "Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects of ethanolic and aqueous extracts from Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill on alloxan-induced diabetic rats". Beni-Suef University Journal of Basic and Applied Sciences. 6 (1): 1–9. Retrieved 2024-03-06.
- ^ Kuvar, Sachin D. & Bapat, U.C. (2010). "Medicinal plants used by Kokani tribals of Nasik district Maharashtra to cure cuts and wounds" (PDF). Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. 9 (1): 114–115.
- ^ "Ziziphus oenoplia ". Myanmar Medicinal Plant Database. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
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- ^ Kellerman, J. (2019). "Nomenclatural notes and typifications in Australian species of Paliureae (Rhamnaceae)". Swainsona. 33: 43–50.
Sources
- "Ziziphus oenopolia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-11-02.
- "Ziziphus oenoplia ". Forestry Nepal. Retrieved 2015-11-10.
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