Badar / Common Jujube
Ziziphus mauritiana var. fruticosa
Also known as Indian Jujube, Jujube Tree, Chinese Date
- Habit
- Shrub
- Flowering
- August-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ziziphus mauritiana var. fruticosa
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- In wastelands among rocks
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Variable
- Type
- Variable
- Margin
- Variable
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Rhamnaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Rhamnaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बदर Badar, बेर Ber, खिचड़ी Khichadi
- Nepali
- अगुजे बयर Aguje Bayar, बयर Bayar
- Bengali
- বদরি Badari, বরই Boroi, কুল Kula
- Tamil
- இலந்தை Ilantai, இலந்தை
- Telugu
- బదరి Badari, గంగరేగు Gangaregu, కరఖండువు Karkhanduvu
- Kannada
- ಬಾರೆ Baare, ಬದರಿ Badari, ಬೊಗರಿ Bogari
- Malayalam
- ബദരി Badari, ചിരിമുള്ള് Chirimullu, ഇലന്ത Ilantha
- Marathi
- बदरी Badari, भेर Bher, बोर Bor
About Badar
Common Jujube (Ziziphus mauritiana var. fruticosa) is a shrub belonging to the Rhamnaceae family (Buckthorn Family). It is typically found in in wastelands among rocks. It occurs across India, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during August-February. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Badar belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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