• Family : RHAMNACEAE
  (BUCKTHORN FAMILY)
• Family (as per The Plant List) : Rhamnaceae
• Species : Ziziphus xylopyrus
• Species Name (as per The Plant List) : Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd.
• Vernacular name : Kat-ber, Gote, Kakor, Ghont (Hin.); Chotti, Dodda chotti (Kan.); Kottaielanthai, Kottai Elandai (Tam.); Gotte, Gotti, Gotika (Tel.); Gutto, Gonti, Goto, Goto boro, Kanta bohul, Ghanto, Ghat (Ori.); Badara (San.)
• Habit : Tree
• Flower, Fruit : March-December
• Comments : Occasional on foothills of scrub jungles and on open deciduous forests up to 900 m.
• Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
• Distribution Locality : West Godavari district, Srikakulam district, Racherla R.F. Chelama R.F. (Kurnool district), Macherla R.F. (Guntur district), Maredumilli Hills (East Godavari district) (Andhra Pradesh State); Similipal Hills (Mayurbhanj district) (Odisha State)
• World Distribution : India, Sri Lanka
• Literature : Pullaiah et al., 2002 - Flora of Eastern Ghats Vol. 1; J.L.Ellis, 1987- Flora of Nallamalais Vol. 1; H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1994- Flora of Orissa Vol. 1 ; R. S. Rao et al., 1986 - Flora of West Godavari District ; R. S. Rao and S. H. Sreeramulu, 1986 - Flora of Srikakulam District ; H. O. Saxena and M. Brahmam, 1989 - The Flora of Similipal, Orissa; N.P.Singh, 1988. Flora of Eastern Karnataka; Matthew, K.M., The Flora of Tamil Nadu Carnatic, Vol.3 (1). Diocesan Press, Madras. 1983.
• 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 xylopyrus. Downloaded on 6 July 2025.

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