Rhamnaceae

Jujube

Ziziphus nummularia (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ziziphus

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Jujube (Ziziphus nummularia) — FlowerPhoto: Malaika Mathew Chawla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: السدر البري / نبق بري
Bangla: ভুবাদরি | ভূঁইকুল
English: Jujube
Hebrew: שיזף שעיר
Hindi: झरबेर
Nepali: जङ्गली बयर
Persian: رمیلک
Punjabi: ਮਲ੍ਹਾ
Telugu: జిజిఫస్ నుమ్ములేరియా
Ukrainian: Зизифус круглолистий

Synonyms

Rhamnus nummularia Burm.f.
Ziziphus microphylla Roxb.
Ziziphus nummularia var. glabrescens Bhandari & Bhansali
Ziziphus rotundifolia Lam.

Flowers

In flower: August to September, November (from 11 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Malaika Mathew Chawla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mahomed Desai, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Chase Mathey, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krish Dulal, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Malaika Mathew Chawla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: prodewald, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Malaika Mathew Chawla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.