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==Description== |
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''Ziziphus nummularia'' is a much-branched, widely-spreading, thorny bush or shrub up to {{convert|6|or|8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. The branches and twigs have a velvety texture and a pale purplish colour. The lateral roots are long and spread deeply into the [[Substrate (biology)|substrate]]. The alternately arranged leaves are simple and ovate, {{convert|2.5|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, with serrate margins; the upper surface of the blade is dark green and glossy, and the under surface is white and downy. The stipules are often replaced by a pair of brown spines, one short and down-curved, the other {{convert|1|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} long, robust and straight.<ref name=Agroforestry>{{cite web |url=https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=18152 |title=''Ziziphus nummularia'' |publisher=World Agroforestry Center |accessdate=1 October 2021}}</ref> |
''Ziziphus nummularia'' is a much-branched, widely-spreading, thorny bush or shrub up to {{convert|6|or|8|m|ft|0|abbr=on}} tall. The branches and twigs have a velvety texture and a pale purplish colour. The lateral roots are long and spread deeply into the [[Substrate (biology)|substrate]]. The alternately arranged leaves are simple and ovate, {{convert|2.5|cm|in|0|abbr=on}} long, with serrate margins; the upper surface of the blade is dark green and glossy, and the under surface is white and downy. The stipules are often replaced by a pair of brown spines, one short and down-curved, the other {{convert|1|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} long, robust and straight. The inflorescence is a [[Inflorescence#Determinate_or_cymose|cyme]], the individual pale yellow flowers being bisexual with parts in fives, and often having no petals. They are followed by small red or blackish drupes not exceeding {{convert|1|cm|in|1|abbr=on}} in diameter, containing a hard stone, inside which there are usually two seeds.<ref name=Agroforestry>{{cite web |url=https://apps.worldagroforestry.org/treedb2/speciesprofile.php?Spid=18152 |title=''Ziziphus nummularia'' |publisher=World Agroforestry Center |accessdate=1 October 2021}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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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. nummularia
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| Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.
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Ziziphus rotundifolia | |
Ziziphus nummularia, commonly known as wild jujube or jhahrberi in Hindi,[2] is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Ziziphus nummularia is a shrub up to 6 metres (20 ft) or more high, branching to form a thicket. The leaves are rounded like those of Ziziphus jujuba but differ from these in having a pubescence on the adaxial surface. The plant is commonly found in agricultural fields. This species is native to parts of the Persian Gulf, especially Qatar, where it occurs in natural depressions.
Description
Ziziphus nummularia is a much-branched, widely-spreading, thorny bush or shrub up to 6 or 8 m (20 or 26 ft) tall. The branches and twigs have a velvety texture and a pale purplish colour. The lateral roots are long and spread deeply into the substrate. The alternately arranged leaves are simple and ovate, 2.5 cm (1 in) long, with serrate margins; the upper surface of the blade is dark green and glossy, and the under surface is white and downy. The stipules are often replaced by a pair of brown spines, one short and down-curved, the other 1 cm (0.4 in) long, robust and straight. The inflorescence is a cyme, the individual pale yellow flowers being bisexual with parts in fives, and often having no petals. They are followed by small red or blackish drupes not exceeding 1 cm (0.4 in) in diameter, containing a hard stone, inside which there are usually two seeds.[2]
References
- ^ "Ziziphus nummularia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b "Ziziphus nummularia". World Agroforestry Center. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
