Rhamnaceae
False buffalo-thorn
Ziziphus rivularis
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Ziziphus
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Common names
By language (3)
- Afrikaans
- Rivierblinkblaar, Vals-wag-’n-bietjie, Vals-wag-'n-bietjie
- English
- False buffalo-thorn, River buffalo thorn, River jujube
- ve
- Mukhalu-vhufa, Mulalantsa
Photos
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: JMK, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul S Kruger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul S Kruger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Paul S Kruger, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.