Ziziphus jujuba
Chinese Date, Common Jujube
Other regional names: Jujube Red Date
- Jujube Red Date
Also known as: Girtanneria jujuba (Mill.) Neck. +16 more
- Girtanneria jujuba (Mill.) Neck.
- Jububa mediterranea Bubani
- Jujuba mediterranea Bubani, 1901
- Mansana arborea J.F.Gmel.
- Paliurus lucidus Carrière
- Paliurus mairei H.Lév.
- Rhamnus circumcissa Russell ex Wall.
- Rhamnus mauritiana Soy.-Will.
- Rhamnus soporifera Lour.
- Rhamnus vulgaris Pers.
- Rhamnus zizyphus L.
- Ziziphus chinensis Lam. ex Prenger
- Ziziphus chinensis Spreng.
- Ziziphus flexuosa Wall.
- Ziziphus jujuba f. allochroa C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
- Ziziphus jujuba f. apyrena C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
- Ziziphus jujuba f. carnosicalycis C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Rhamnaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a shrub or tree.
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Ziziphus jujuba (commonly known as Chinese-date or Common jujube) is a shrub or tree within the Rhamnaceae family. It naturally occurs in Temperate Asia. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Tree
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China Southeast, Inner Mongolia, Korea, Manchuria, Xinjiang
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Afghanistan, Alabama, Algeria, Arizona, Arkansas, Assam, Bulgaria, Burkina, California, Cameroon, China South-Central, Cuba, Cyprus, Dominican Republic, Florida, France, Georgia, Greece, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizistan, Kriti, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Louisiana, Maldives, Mexico Southeast, Morocco, Pakistan, Romania, Sicilia, Spain, Tadzhikistan, Texas, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkey-in-Europe, Turkmenistan, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles, West Himalaya, Yugoslavia
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms