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 oenoplia Linn. |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Rhamnus oenoplia Linn. | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Jackal Jujube, Small-Fruited Jujube | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Jackal Jujube | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Makkay, Makai, Makoh | Fruiting Period | Jan-March |
| Altitude | Upto 600m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Drupes 4 – 10 mm across, globose, black and shining; 1 – seeded, due to abortion |
| Habitat | Sub Himalayan tracts, scrub jungles, way sides | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | Tropical Asia and Australia. | Bark Details | Rusty – tomentose; prickles short, recurved or straight, usually solitary |
| Distribution in chandigarh | Sukhna Wildlife Sanctuary, Sector 6 | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, thorny, straggling or climbing shrubs, young branches rusty – tomentose; prickles short, recurved or straight, usually solitary. Leaves alternate, ovate or ovate – lanceolate, oblique at base, toothed or entire, pubescent beneath, 3 – 5 nerved. Flowers in short axillary, dichotomous, pubescent cymes; ca 2 mm across. Sepals tomentose outside. Petals 5, obtriangular. Ovary 2 – celled; styles 2, united above the middle. Drupes 4 – 10 mm across, globose, black and shining; 1 – seeded, due to abortion. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, ovate or ovate – lanceolate, oblique at base, toothed or entire, pubescent beneath. |
