PLANTS Profile for Ziziphus zizyphus (common jujube)

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Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.
common jujube


Symbol:		ZIZI
Group:		Dicot
Family:		Rhamnaceae
Growth Habit:		Tree Shrub
Duration:		Perennial
U.S. Nativity:		Introduced

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Line Drawing of Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

Ziziphus jujuba

L.H.. Courtesy of USDA Forest Service. Usage Guidelines.

More Information:

Plant Synonyms:
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

ZIJU

Ziziphus jujuba P. Mill.

Plant Distribution by State:
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

State Distributional Map for Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

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Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst. occures in the following states: Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Texas, Utah

Related Taxa:
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

View 20 genera in Rhamnaceae, 10 species in Ziziphus

Classification:
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae –
Order	Rhamnales –
Family	Rhamnaceae – Buckthorn family
Genus	Ziziphus P. Mill. – jujube
Species	Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst. – common jujube

Introduced Information:
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

This plant is introduced to the United States from another country or countries. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) Karst.

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28598.