Scientific Name :
Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Miller
Synonym :
Rhamnus oenopolia L.
Ziziphus albens Roxb.
Common Name : Jackal Jujube, Makkay, Burgi
Plant Family : Rhmanaceae
Habit : Shrub
Plant Description
Flowering & Fruiting : May to July
Flower Colour : Greenish yellow
Description : Height: Upto 3 m
Stem: Black, straggling shrub, armed with curved small prickles in pairs
Leaves: Simple, alternate, ovate, apex acuminate, 3 veins prominent, oblique at base, valvety
Flowers: Sepals 5, petals 5, stamens 5
Inflorescence: Axillary cymose
Fruits: Drupes, spherical, obovoid, woody, red when ripe
Native/ Exotic : N
Locality : JM, VT, TL
Distribution Range : China (S. Yunnan, Guangxi) to Tropical Asia and N. Australia.
Uses : Also used as abdominal pain treatment
Fruits are edible.
