Chandigarh Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Chandigarh (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre, Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rhamnaceae | Genus: Ziziphus | Species: Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn. |
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| Synonym | Rhamnus nummularia Burm.f., Ziziphus rotundifolia Lam. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Wild Jujuba, Jharberi | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Wild Jujuba | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Jharberi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Upto 1000m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Shrub | Fruit Details | Drupes globose, about 8 mm across, shining red or black when ripe. |
| Habitat | Dry deciduous forests and scrub jungles | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Throughout warmer parts of India; Central Asia, Sri Lanka, Malaysia. | Bark Details | Drupes globose, about 8 mm across, shining red or black when ripe. |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Patiala-ki-Rao Reserved Forest | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Thonry, straggling, tomentose shrubs; branches zigzag, flexuose, armed with twin stipular prickles; one straight, slender, other shorter, bent down. Leaves shortly petioled, ovate to orbicular, 1.8-2.4 cm long, serrate, dark-green above, pale-green tomentose beneath. Flowers in axillary, sessile, short compact cymes; pedicels longer than peduncles. Petals obovate, with convolute margins. Disc 10-lobed, with a pit opposite each lobe. Ovary two celled; styles 2, united to above the middle. Drupes globose, about 8 mm across, shining red or black when ripe. | Leaf Details | Leaves shortly petioled, ovate to orbicular, 1.8-2.4 cm long, serrate, dark-green above, pale-green tomentose beneath. |
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