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Ziziphus jujuba

Botanic Family

Rhamnaceae

Author

Miller

Common Names

• Chinese Date
• Eng-si (Myanmar)
• Jujube
• Mahkaw (Myanmar)
• Makhkaw-hku (Myanmar)
• Zi (Myanmar)
• Zi-daw-thi (Myanmar)
• Tao tao (Vietnam)

Geographical Habitats

• Cambodia
• Xinjiang
• Yunnan - China
• Korea
• Manchuria
• Thailand
• Vietnam

Natural Habitats

• Riverside.

Flowering Times

• Jun-Dec (Vietnam)

Fruiting Times

• Mar-Apr (Vietnam)

Spiny or non-spiny scandent shrub or tree, denticulate foliage glabrous above, white-tomentose beneath, recurved yellow twin spines, axillary cymes of white or yellow flowers, 5 sepals 2mm x 1.5mm, 5 white petals 1.5mm x 1mm, pale yellow or black glabrous fruit, a drupe to 40mm diameter

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Rsnrv
• Botanicus
• F Indochine
• FOTA