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The tree grows to be eight to ten meters tall. It is dimorphic. The sterile branches have longer spines, and the fertile branches have shorter spines or no spines. The alternate leaves are ovate and elliptic. It has white flowers in March and April. It fruits in May through August.<ref name="Bhattarai" /> |
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| ⚫ | [[File:Bodhi_seed_mala.jpg|thumb|right|<center>A Bodicitta mala of ''Ziziphus budhensis'' seeds</center>]]''Ziziphus budhensis'' has an edible fruit and the tree is also used as cattle fodder. The seeds, are used as beads to make [[Buddhist prayer beads|malas]] (rosaries) known as Bodhicitta malas or Bodhi seed malas used in [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan Buddhist]] worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.<ref name="Bhattarai" /> |
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| ⚫ | [[File:Bodhi_seed_mala.jpg|thumb|right|<center>A Bodicitta mala of ''Ziziphus budhensis'' seeds</center>]]''Ziziphus budhensis'' has an edible fruit and the tree is also used as cattle fodder. The seeds, are used as beads to make malas (rosaries) known as Bodhicitta malas or Bodhi seed malas used in [[Tibetan Buddhism|Tibetan |
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Ziziphus budhensis is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family endemic to the Timal region of Kavreplanchok in Central Nepal. [2]
Description
The tree grows to be eight to ten meters tall. It is dimorphic. The sterile branches have longer spines, and the fertile branches have shorter spines or no spines. The alternate leaves are ovate and elliptic. It has white flowers in March and April. It fruits in May through August.[2]
Economic and religious value
Ziziphus budhensis has an edible fruit and the tree is also used as cattle fodder. The seeds, are used as beads to make malas (rosaries) known as Bodhicitta malas or Bodhi seed malas used in Tibetan Buddhist worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.[2]
References
- ^ "Ziziphus budhensis Bhattarai & M.L.Pathak". IPNI . Retrieved 2015-10-31.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) - ^ a b c Bhattarai, Khem Raj; Pathak, Mitra Lal (2015). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Nepal Himalayas" (PDF). ISSN 2319–3824.
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External links
- A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Nepal Himalayas
- Buddha’s Beads Fetch Millions for Farmers in Central Nepal
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