Ziziphus

Ziziphus
Ziziphus jujuba, by Adolphus Ypey.
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Rosales
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Tribe:
Paliureae
Genus:
Ziziphus

Mill., 1768
Type species
Ziziphus jujuba
Mill.[1][2]

Zizhiphus is a type of tree that grows fruit. The species Z. mauritianis is known as the Indian jujube, and the species Ziziphus jujuba is known as the red date. They are mostly found in Asia. The leaves of a zizhiphus are believed to have healing powers in many cultures.

Sources

  1. ↑ "Ziziphus Mill". TROPICOS. Missouri Botanical Database. Retrieved 31 January 2013.
  2. ↑ "Ziziphus Mill". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2004-02-10. Archived from the original on 2000-05-18. Retrieved 2009-10-01.


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