Chinese Jujube / عنّاب

Ziziphus jujuba Mill.

Wikidata

Edibility and Usage

Edibility
Delicious
Edible part
  • Fruits
Preparation
  • Dried
  • Puddings
  • Raw
Blooming period
May to June
Foraging period
July to August
Seed collection period
September to October
Potential medicinal uses
  • Diuretic
  • Hepatic
  • Vulnerary

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
  • Yellow
Leaf type
  • Entire
Life form
  • Phanerophyte shrub

Scientifc data

Genus
Ziziphus
Family
Rhamnaceae
Wikidata item
Q11181633
GBIF Item
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. (3039423)
Conservation status (IUCN)
Least concern

References

  1. Wikipedia contributors. (2022, August 9). Jujube. In Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. Retrieved 10:14, August 31, 2022, from https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Jujube&oldid=1103353216
  2. Temperate Plants Database, Ken Fern. temperate.theferns.info. 2022-08-31. <temperate.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Ziziphus+jujuba>
  3. Ziziphus jujuba Mill. in GBIF Secretariat (2021). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2022-03-22.(English)
  4. عراف، ش.،عمر،ر.،اسعد، ص.(1995).مساهمة في دراسة نباتات البلاد(الحلقة الاولى).ترشيحا:مركز الدراسات القروية.(عربي)

Citation

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/684 accessed via barari.org on 9/5/2026.

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