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Roundleaf Jujube
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Roundleaf Jujube
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Common name: Roundleaf Jujube, Wild Jujube • Bengali: ভুবাদরি Bhubadari, ভূঁইকুল Bhuikula • Gujarati: અડબાઉ બોરડી Adbau Bordi, ચણીબોર Chanibor, ખેતરાઉ બોરડી Khetrau Bordi, પાલેરાં Palera • Haryanvi: बद्देर Badder, झड Jhad, झरबेरी Jharberi • Hindi: चनिया बोर Chaniya Bor, झड़बेरी Jhar-Beri, जंगली बेर Jungli Ber • Kachchhi: ચણીયાંબેર Chaniyaber, પલીજો ઝાડ Palijo Jhad • Kannada: ಹುಳಿಎಲಚಿ Huli-Elachi, ಮುಳ್ಳುಹಣ್ಣು Mulluhannu, ಪಾರ್ಪುಲಿ ಗಿಡ Paarpuli Gida • Malayalam: ഇലന്തപ്പഴം Ilanthappazham • Marathi: बोर Bor, भुईभेर Bhuyibher, चण्याबोर Chanya-Bor • Nepalese: जङ्गली बयर Jungli Bayar • Odia: ଭୁଇଁ ବରକୋଳି Bhuin Barakoli • Persian: رمیلک Ramilak • Punjabi: ਜੰਡ Jand, ਝਡ਼ਬੇਰੀ Jharberi, ਕੋਕਨ ਬੇਰ Kokanber, ਮਲ੍ਹਾ Malha • Rajasthani: छनबोर Chanbor, झडबेरी Jhadberi, झडबोर Jhadbor • Sanskrit: अजप्रिया Ajapriya, बालकप्रिया Balakapriya, भूबदरी Bhubadari, सूक्ष्मफला Sukshmaphala • Tamil: நரியிலந்தை Nari-Y-Ilantai • Telugu: జిట్ట రేణి Jitta Reni, నేలరేగు Nelaregu, రేగు కంప Regu Kampa Source: Names of Plants in India
Botanical name: Ziziphus nummularia    Family: Rhamnaceae (Ber family)
Synonyms: Rhamnus nummularia, Ziziphus rotundifolia
Roundleaf Jujube is a bushy, much branched shrub, with zigzag branches. Spines are in unequal pairs, bigger straight about 1 cm long, smaller one are recurved. Leaves are tiny, 1-2 cm by 0.5-2 cm, circular or ovate-circular to elliptic, dark green and densely velvety, with margins entire or toothed. Leaf stalks are 2-3 mm long. Flowers are very tiny, 3-4 mm in diameter, creamish in color. Sepals are velvety, about 1.5 mm, ovate lanceolate. Petals are wedg-shaped longer than stamens about 1.25 mm long. Stamen are about 1 mm long. Fruit is round, 0.5-1 cm across, reddish brown-black when ripe, 2 celled, 2 seeded. Fruits are edible, although not very popular due to small size. Roundleaf Jujube is found in East Mediterranean to India and Arabian Peninsula. Flowering: March-June.
Identification credit: Tabish Photographed in Okhla Pakshi Vihar & Garden of Five Senses, Delhi.
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