Ziziphus budhensis

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Ziziphus budhensis
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Z. budensis
Binomial name
Ziziphus budhensis
Bhattarai & M.L.Pathak [1]

Ziziphus budhensis is a species of plant in the Rhamnaceae family endemic to the Timal region of Kavreplanchok in Central Nepal. [2]

Description

Economic and Religious value

A Bodicitta mala of Ziziphus budhensis seeds

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 Buuddhist worship. These are highly valued with a mala of 108 beads costing up to 80 thousand Nepalese Rupees.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Ziziphus budhensis Bhattarai & M.L.Pathak". IPNI  . Retrieved 2015-10-31.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link)
  2. ^ a b Bhattarai, Khem Raj; Pathak, Mitra Lal (2015). "A New Species of Ziziphus (Rhamnaceae) from Nepal Himalayas" (PDF). ISSN 2319–3824. {{cite web}}: Check |issn= value (help)

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