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'''''Ziziphus nummularia''''', commonly known as '''wild jujube''' or '''jhahrberi''' in Hindi,<ref name=Agroforestry/> is a species of ''[[Ziziphus]]'' native to the [[Thar Desert]] of western [[India]] and southeastern [[Pakistan]], south [[Iran]], Afghanistan, Lebanon and Zimbabwe. ''Ziziphus nummularia'' is a [[shrub]] up to {{convert|6|m|ft}} or more high, branching to form a thicket. The leaves are rounded like those of ''[[Jujube|Ziziphus jujuba]]'' but differ from these in having a pubescence on the adaxial surface. The plant is commonly found in arid areas, hills, plains and agricultural fields. |
'''''Ziziphus nummularia''''', commonly known as '''wild jujube''' or '''jhahrberi''' in Hindi,<ref name=Agroforestry/> is a species of ''[[Ziziphus]]'' native to the [[Thar Desert]] of western [[India]] and southeastern [[Pakistan]], south [[Iran]], Afghanistan, Lebanon and Zimbabwe. ''Ziziphus nummularia'' is a [[shrub]] up to {{convert|6|m|ft}} or more high, branching to form a thicket. The leaves are rounded like those of ''[[Jujube|Ziziphus jujuba]]'' but differ from these in having a pubescence on the adaxial surface. The plant is commonly found in arid areas, hills, plains and agricultural fields. |
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==Uses== |
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''Ziziphus nummularia'' has been used for erosion control, reducing wind damage and allowing deposited material to stabilise, |
''Ziziphus nummularia'' has been used for erosion control, reducing wind damage and allowing deposited material to stabilise, forming a [[Habitat#Microhabitats |microhabitat]] that enables other plants such as [[Poaceae|grasses]] to grow. The shrub sends up many suckers from the root system and can be planted to form a windbreak, sometimes in association with ''[[Crotalaria burhia]]''. The timber is used in building construction and to make farm implements, and it also makes good fuel and [[charcoal]]. The leaves can provide forage for livestock; in India they are picked, dried and stored, producing about {{convert|1000|kg|lb|-2|abbr=on}} dried foliage per hectare. The fruits are edible, sweet and acidic. They can be eaten raw, pickled, dried or used to make confectionary. [[Rat]]s and [[gerbil]]s are also attracted to the fruit, and this enables them to be used in poison baits to attract the rodents.<ref name=Agroforestry/> |
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Revision as of 20:00, 1 October 2021
Ziziphus nummularia | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Ziziphus |
Species: | Z. nummularia
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Binomial name | |
Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.
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Synonyms[1] | |
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, south Iran, Afghanistan, Lebanon and Zimbabwe. 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 arid areas, hills, plains and agricultural fields.
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, down-curving hook, 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]
Distribution and habitat
Ziziphus nummularia is native to India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iran, Lebanon and Zimbabwe. It is tolerant of a range of habitats including hillsides, plains, ravines, cultivated areas and sand dunes. On the sandy hills of southern Rajasthan, it is associated with Euphorbia caducifolia, Butea monosperma, Millettia pinnata , Syzygium hyrianium and Wrightia tinctoria.[3]
Uses
Ziziphus nummularia has been used for erosion control, reducing wind damage and allowing deposited material to stabilise, forming a microhabitat that enables other plants such as grasses to grow. The shrub sends up many suckers from the root system and can be planted to form a windbreak, sometimes in association with Crotalaria burhia. The timber is used in building construction and to make farm implements, and it also makes good fuel and charcoal. The leaves can provide forage for livestock; in India they are picked, dried and stored, producing about 1,000 kg (2,200 lb) dried foliage per hectare. The fruits are edible, sweet and acidic. They can be eaten raw, pickled, dried or used to make confectionary. Rats and gerbils are also attracted to the fruit, and this enables them to be used in poison baits to attract the rodents.[2]
References
- ^ "Ziziphus nummularia". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 16 January 2018.
- ^ a b c "Ziziphus nummularia". World Agroforestry Center. Retrieved 1 October 2021.
- ^ Sharma, B.K.; Kulshreshtha, Seema; Rahmani, Asad R. (2013). Faunal Heritage of Rajasthan, India: Conservation and Management of Vertebrates. Springer Science and Business Media. p. 82. ISBN 9783319013459.