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Taxon:  Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.



Summary
Genus:
Ziziphus
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Tribe:
Paliureae
Nomen number:
42295
Place of publication:
Fl. atlant. 1:201. 1798 Jun (Willd., Sp. pl. 1:1105. 1798 July)
Verified:
09/06/1995 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
19 (19  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Rhamnus spina-christi L.

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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource) www.skud.info
  2. Aubréville, A. et al., eds. 1963-. Flore du Cameroun.
  3. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  4. Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper. 1953-1972. Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2.
  5. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  6. National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
  7. Personal Care Products Council. INCI
  8. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  9. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  10. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  11. Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. 1952-. Flora of tropical East Africa.
  12. Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan. 1966-. Flora palaestina.
  13. Zohary, M. et al. 1980-. Conspectus florae orientalis.
Common names
English
Christ's-thorn –
Syrian Christ-thorn –
Swedish
nabka –
Transliterated Arabic
kurna –
nabbag –
sidr –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAfricaEast Tropical AfricaKenya  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSomalia  
1NativeAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
1NativeAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaSaudi Arabia  
1NativeAsia-TemperateArabian PeninsulaYemen  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan e.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaEgyptSinai 
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran s.
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaJordan  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaLebanon  
1NativeAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaSyria  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia n.w.
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  
2Cultivated    also cult.
Native
Africa
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Sudan, Somalia
  • EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya
Asia-Temperate
  • ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e.), Egypt [Sinai], Iran (s.), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.), Pakistan
Cultivated (also cult.)
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalerosion control National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Environmentalshade/shelter National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://grip.mawarid.gov.om/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42295. Accessed 3 May 2025.