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Taxon:  Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.



Summary
Genus:
Ziziphus
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Tribe:
Paliureae
Nomen number:
42285
Place of publication:
Encycl. 3:319. 1789
Verified:
08/19/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Rhamnus jujuba L.
Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Gaertn.
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Common names
English
Chinese-apple –
Chinese-date –
common jujube –
cottony jujube –
Indian jujube –
Indian-cherry –
Indian-plum –
Arabic
nabaq –
sidr –
French
jujubier –
German
filzblättrige Jujube –
India
ber –
Spanish
azufaifo africano –
Swedish
indisk jujuber –
Transcribed Chinese
dian ci zao –
Transliterated Arabic
beri –
bor –
nabbak-el-fil –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng 
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentBhutan  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia possibly native
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentNepal  
1NativeAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaMyanmar possibly native
2Cultivated    widely cult.
4NaturalizedAfricaMacaronesiaCabo Verde  
4NaturalizedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaEthiopia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMalawi  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaMozambique  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZambia  
4NaturalizedAfricaSouth Tropical AfricaZimbabwe  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaCôte D'Ivoire  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGambia  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGhana  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaGuinea  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaMali  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaNigeria  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSenegal  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaSierra Leone  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest Tropical AfricaTogo  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaCameroon  
4NaturalizedAfricaWest-Central Tropical AfricaDemocratic Republic of the Congo  
4NaturalizedAfricaWestern Indian OceanReunion  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaThailand  
4NaturalizedAsia-TropicalIndo-ChinaVietnam  
4NaturalizedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
4NaturalizedNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida 
4NaturalizedPacificNorth-Central PacificUnited StatesHawaii 
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificFiji  
4NaturalizedPacificSouthwestern PacificKiribatiGilbert Islands 
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
4NaturalizedSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Sichuan Sheng, Yunnan Sheng]
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: Bhutan, India (possibly native), Nepal
  • INDO-CHINA: Myanmar (possibly native)
Cultivated (widely cult.)
Naturalized
Africa
  • MACARONESIA: Cabo Verde
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia
  • WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA: Cameroon, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • WEST TROPICAL AFRICA: Côte D'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea, Gambia, Mali, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Togo
  • SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA: Mozambique, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe
  • WESTERN INDIAN OCEAN: Reunion
Asia-Tropical
  • INDO-CHINA: Thailand, Vietnam
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Florida]
Pacific
  • NORTH-CENTRAL PACIFIC: United States [Hawaii]
  • SOUTHWESTERN PACIFIC: Fiji, Kiribati [Gilbert Islands]
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Human foodfruit Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Human foodfruit Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human foodfruit Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Invertebrate foodlac insects National Academy of Sciences. 1980. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production
Materialswood 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
Medicinesfolklore Kala, C. P. et al. 2004. Prioritization of medicinal plants on the basis of available knowledge, existing practices and use value status in Uttaranchal, India. Biodivers. & Conservation 13:459.
Weed  Weber, E. 2003. Invasive plant species of the world: a reference guide to environmental weeds
Weed in AustraliaParsons, W. T. & E. G. Cuthbertson. 1992. Noxious weeds of Australia Inkata Press, Melbourne, Australia.
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=42285. Accessed 18 May 2025.