Manipur Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Manipur (India)
Designed & Developed by Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rhamnaceae | Genus: Ziziphus | Species: Ziziphus jujuba Mill. |
Habit |
Leaf |
Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Ziziphus mauritiana Lam., Ziziphus Sativa | Flower Color | Greenish |
| Common Name | Indian Jujube, Chinese Date, Ber | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Red Date, Korean Dat, Indian Date | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Boroi | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1650 m | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Tree | Fruit Details | The fruit is an edible oval 1.5–3 cm deep when immature it is smooth-green looking like a small date |
| Habitat | Occurs in dry gravelly or stony slopes of hills and mountains | Bark Type | Smooth |
| Distribution | India, China Bangladesh, Nepal, Iran and Pakistan, | Bark Details | Bark very thorny, dense, irregular, thin, gray, smooth |
| Distribution in manipur | Eastern | Origin | Exotic |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | It is a small deciduous tree or shrub reaching a height of 5–12 metres (16–39 ft) usually with thorny branches | Leaf Details | The leaves are shiny-green, ovate-acute, 2–7 cm wide and 1–3 cm broad |
