Herbarium JCB

Ziziphus mauritiana var. mauritiana

Family : RHAMNACEAE
(BUCKTHORN FAMILY)
Family (as per The Plant List) : Rhamnaceae
Species : Ziziphus mauritiana
Variety : mauritiana
Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.
Common name : Common Jujube, Indian Jujube
Vernacular name : Ber (Hin.); Bugari mara, Bari hannu, Bare hannina mara (Kan.); Ilanthai (Tam.); Regu, Rengha, Gangareegu, Gongarenu, Regikarakandhavu, Reni (Tel.); Barokoli, Bodokoli, Bodori, Boyer, Barakuli (Ori.); Badarah, Kolahi (San.)
Key identification features : A low, much-branched, spinuous tree with an erect stem. Bark is dark grey, nearly black or brown with vertical cracks, highly furrowed with corky appearance; blaze reddish and fibrous inside. The branchlets, petiole and underside of leaves are white tomentose. Leaves are simple, elliptic-ovate to orbicular, palmately nerved with stipules modified into hooked spines. Flowers are small, in axillary clusters, bisexual with a prominent intra-staminal disc. Fruit is an orange-red berry.
Habit : Tree
Flower, Fruit : Throughout the Year
Native : India, Sri Lanka
Comments : On plains to 500 m and in cultivation. Fruits are edible and sold in market.
Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
Distribution Locality : Kolar district (Karnataka State); Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), Veldruthi R.F. (Kurnool district), Rampa Hills (East Godavari district), Visakhapatnam district, Chittoor district (Andhra Pradesh State)
World Distribution : India and Sri Lanka; Cultivated in most parts of the world.
Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1; N.P.Singh, 1998 Flora of Eastern Karnataka Vol. 1; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.; Naidu, M.T. & O.A. Kumar (2015). Tree species diversity in the Eastern Ghats of northern Andhra Pradesh, India. Journal of Threatened Taxa 7(8): 7443-7459; Neginhal, S.G., Forest Trees of the Western Ghats includes Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. 2011.
Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Arun Singh R., Deepak Kumar, Raja K Swamy and Navendu Page (2016). Digital Flora of Eastern Ghats. http://easternghats.ces.iisc.ernet.in/plants.php?name=Ziziphus mauritiana var. mauritiana. Downloaded on 21 November 2024.