Ghoont / Woody-Fruit Jujube
Ziziphus glaberrima
- Habit
- Liana
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering
- December-February
How to identify Ghoont
Identify Ghoont by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a liana habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Smooth hairless leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: December-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand.
- Confirm it sits within the Rhamnaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ghoont.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ziziphus glaberrima
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Habit
- Liana
- Habitat
- In partial shade of deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Found in India
- Madhya Pradesh, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ghoont itself; the rest are typical of the Rhamnaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Typical of the Rhamnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Gujarati
- ઘાટ બોર Ghat Bor
- Haryanvi
- कठबेर Kathber
- Hindi
- घूंट Ghoont, ककोर Kakor, कठ बेर Kath Ber
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Bili Churimullu, ಚಳ್ಳೆ Challe, ಗೊಟ್ಟೆ Gotte, ಕೊಡಚಿ Kodachi, ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು Kottemullu, ಪಾರ್ಪುಲಿ ಗಿಡ Paarpuli Gida
- Konkani
- ಗಾಳಾಯಿ ಕಾಂಟ್ಯಾ ಝಾಡ Gaalaayi Kaantyaa Jhaad, गूटी Guti, रानबोर Ranbor
- Kumaoni
- भांडेर Bhander, कठ बेर Kath Ber
- Malayalam
- കൊട്ടമുള്ള് Kottamullu
- Marathi
- घाट बोर Ghat Bor, घोंट Ghonta, हाडकी बोर Hadki Bor, रानबोर Ranbor
- Nepali
- बन बयर Ban Bayar
- Odia
- ଘୋଣ୍ଟା Ghonta, କଣ୍ଟା ବହୁଳ Kanta Bohul
- Rajasthani
- घटबोर Ghatbor
- Sanskrit
- घोण्टा Ghonta
- Santali
- ᱠᱟᱨᱠᱟᱛ Karkat
- Tamil
- கொட்டையிலந்தை Kottai-Y-Ilantai, முள்ளுடுப்பை Mullutuppai
- Telugu
- గొట్టి Gotti, రేగొట్టి Reegotti
- Tulu
- ಕೊಟ್ಟೆಮುಳ್ಳು Kottemullu
About Ghoont
Woody-Fruit Jujube (Ziziphus glaberrima) is a woody climber in the Rhamnaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Madhya Pradesh and Uttarakhand. It grows in in partial shade of deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to February.
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Ghoont belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
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