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| name = ''Ziziphus quadrilocularis ''
|genus = Ziziphus
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|species = quadrilocularis
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|authority = F.Muell.
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
| classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]
| ordo = [[Rosales]]
| familia = [[Rhamnaceae]]
| genus = ''[[Ziziphus]]''
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| species = '''''Z. quadrilocularis '''''
| binomial = ''Ziziphus quadrilocularis ''
| binomial_authority = F.Muell.
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'''''Ziziphus quadrilocularis''''' is a [[flowering plant]] [[endemism|endemic]] to [[Australia]]. Its name in the [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] [[Wardaman language]] is '''Mardarrgu'''.<ref name=iwk/>

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'''''Ziziphus quadrilocularis ''''' is a [[flowering plant]] with a broad distribution through tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia. Its name in the [[Indigenous Australians|indigenous]] [[Wardaman language]] is '''Mardarrgu'''.<ref name=iwk/>


==Description==
==Description==
It is a deciduous, spiny shrub or tree, growing to 2–12 m in height. It bears green and yellow flowers from November to March.<ref name=florabase>FloraBase.</ref> It has a life span of over 20 years, producing its first seeds at an age of 6-10 years. After being scorched by [[wildfire]] it can resprout from a [[lignotuber]] and [[root]] [[basal shoot|suckers]].<ref>Fire responses for plants found in the Daly Basin bioregion.</ref>
It is a deciduous, spiny shrub or tree, growing to 2–12 m in height. It bears green and yellow flowers from November to March.<ref name=florabase>FloraBase.</ref> It has a life span of over 20 years, producing its first seeds at an age of 6–10 years. After being scorched by [[wildfire]] it can resprout from a [[lignotuber]] and [[root]] [[basal shoot|suckers]].<ref>Fire responses for plants found in the Daly Basin bioregion.</ref>


==Distribution and habitat==
==Distribution and habitat==
Its range is limited to northern [[Australia]] where it occurs in [[Western Australia]] and the [[Northern Territory]]. It is found on [[basalt]] and [[sandstone]] derived soils along watercourses, hillsides and [[scree]] slopes.<ref name=florabase/>
Its range is limited to northern Australia where it occurs in the [[Kimberley (Western Australia)|Kimberley region]] of [[Western Australia]] and adjacent areas of the [[Northern Territory]]. It is found on [[basalt]] and [[sandstone]] derived soils along watercourses, hillsides and [[scree]] slopes.<ref name=florabase/>


==Uses==
==Uses==
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===Notes===
===Notes===
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===Sources===
===Sources===
* {{cite web |url= http://www.landmanager.org.au/view/321714/fire-responses-of--ziziphus-quadrilocularis.html|title= ''Ziziphus-quadrilocularis'' |accessdate=2010-11-03 |work=Fire responses for plants found in the Daly Basin bioregion |first= |last= |publisher=North Australian Land Manager |date= }}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.landmanager.org.au/view/321714/fire-responses-of--ziziphus-quadrilocularis.html|title= ''Ziziphus-quadrilocularis'' |access-date=2010-11-03 |work=Fire responses for plants found in the Daly Basin bioregion |publisher=North Australian Land Manager }}
* {{cite web |url= http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4848 |title= ''Ziziphus quadrilocularis'' F.Muell. |accessdate=2010-11-03 |work=FloraBase |first= |last= |publisher=Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia |date= }}
* {{cite web |url= http://florabase.calm.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/4848 |title= ''Ziziphus quadrilocularis'' F.Muell. |access-date=2010-11-03 |work=FloraBase |publisher=Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia }}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/wardaman/wujerrijin.shtml|title= Wujerrijin - dry season: April to September |accessdate=2010-11-03 |work=Indigenous Weather Knowledge |first= |last= |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology, Australia |date= }}
* {{cite web |url= http://www.bom.gov.au/iwk/wardaman/wujerrijin.shtml|title= Wujerrijin - dry season: April to September |access-date=2010-11-03 |work=Indigenous Weather Knowledge |publisher=Bureau of Meteorology, Australia }}

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[[Category:Ziziphus]]
[[Category:Ziziphus|quadrilocularis]]
[[Category:Endemic flora of Australia]]
[[Category:Rosales of Australia]]
[[Category:Rosales of Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Rosids of Western Australia]]
[[Category:Flora of the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:Flora of the Northern Territory]]
[[Category:Taxa named by Ferdinand von Mueller]]
[[Category:Plants described in 1862]]




Latest revision as of 23:56, 30 August 2021

Ziziphus quadrilocularis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ziziphus
Species:
Z. quadrilocularis
Binomial name
Ziziphus quadrilocularis
F.Muell.

Ziziphus quadrilocularis is a flowering plant endemic to Australia. Its name in the indigenous Wardaman language is Mardarrgu.[1]

Description[edit]

It is a deciduous, spiny shrub or tree, growing to 2–12 m in height. It bears green and yellow flowers from November to March.[2] It has a life span of over 20 years, producing its first seeds at an age of 6–10 years. After being scorched by wildfire it can resprout from a lignotuber and root suckers.[3]

Distribution and habitat[edit]

Its range is limited to northern Australia where it occurs in the Kimberley region of Western Australia and adjacent areas of the Northern Territory. It is found on basalt and sandstone derived soils along watercourses, hillsides and scree slopes.[2]

Uses[edit]

The fruit is edible.[1]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ a b Indigenous Weather Knowledge.
  2. ^ a b FloraBase.
  3. ^ Fire responses for plants found in the Daly Basin bioregion.

Sources[edit]

  • "Ziziphus-quadrilocularis". Fire responses for plants found in the Daly Basin bioregion. North Australian Land Manager. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  • "Ziziphus quadrilocularis F.Muell". FloraBase. Department of Environment and Conservation, Western Australia. Retrieved 2010-11-03.
  • "Wujerrijin - dry season: April to September". Indigenous Weather Knowledge. Bureau of Meteorology, Australia. Retrieved 2010-11-03.


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