Ziziphus jujuba Mill. GRIN-Global

Summary

Genus:

Ziziphus

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Tribe:

Paliureae

Nomen number:

42282

Place of publication:

Gard. dict. ed. 8: Ziziphus no. 1. 1768, nom. cons.

Comment:

conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN 14.4 & App. IV) Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst., nom. rej.

Verified:

08/19/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis (Bunge) Rehder (0 active accession[s])
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. jujuba (0 active accession[s])
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chow (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1212. Note: conservation proposal recommended
Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 50. Taxon 49:806. Note: proposal not recommended
Brummitt, R. K. 2009. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 60. Taxon 58:283. Note: conservation proposal recommended
Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:741.
Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. et al. 2006. (1753) Proposal to conserve the name Ziziphus jujuba against Z. zizyphus (Rhamnaceae). Taxon 55:1049-1050.
Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third.
Liu, M. J. & C. Y. Cheng. 1995. A taxonomic study on the genus Ziziphus. Acta Hort. 390:161.
Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:214. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
Paclt, J. 1999. (1399) Proposal to conserve the name Zizyphus (Rhamnaceae) with that spelling and with feminine gender. Taxon 48:173-174. Note: this proposal, if accepted, would have preserved usage of this name
Personal Care Products Council. INCI
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
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Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
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Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.

Common names

English
Chinese jujube –
Chinese-date –
common jujube –
jujube –
French
jujubier commun –
German
Brustbeerbaum –
chinesische Dattel –
Jujube –
Japanese Rōmaji
natsume –
Portuguese
açofeifeira –
Spanish
azufaifo –
Swedish
kinesisk jujuber –
Transcribed Chinese
zao –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Anhui Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Fujian Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Gansu Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangdong Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Guizhou Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hebei Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Henan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hubei Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Hunan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangsu Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Jiangxi Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Liaoning Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Nei Mongol Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shaanxi Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shandong Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Shanxi Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Sichuan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Yunnan Sheng
1	Native	Asia-Temperate	China	China	Zhejiang Sheng
2	Cultivated	Africa		Africa
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	China	China
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Eastern Asia	Japan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Afghanistan
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iran
2	Cultivated	Asia-Temperate	Western Asia	Iraq
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	India
2	Cultivated	Asia-Tropical	Indian Subcontinent	Pakistan
2	Cultivated	Europe		Europe
2	Cultivated	Northern America		North America
2	Cultivated	Southern America		South America
6	Other					exact native range obscure owing to extensive cult.

Native
Asia-Temperate

CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]

Cultivated
Africa

REGION: Africa

Asia-Temperate

WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq
CHINA: China
EASTERN ASIA: Japan

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan

Europe

REGION: Europe

Northern America

REGION: North America

Southern America

REGION: South America

Other (exact native range obscure owing to extensive cult.)

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Fuels	potential as fuelwood		Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
Human food	fruit		Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Human food	fruit		Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human food	fruit		Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Human food	fruit		Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Materials	beads		Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materials	chemicals	source of cyclic peptide alkaloids	Liu, M. J. & C. Y. Cheng. 1995. A taxonomic study on the genus Ziziphus. Acta Hort. 390:161.
Medicines	folklore		Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.

Taxon: Ziziphus jujuba Mill.