About Jackal Jujube
Ziziphus oenopolia, commonly known as the jackal jujube, small-fruited jujube or wild jujube, is a flowering plant with a broad distribution through tropical and subtropical Asia and Australasia. In India, it is mostly found in the deciduous forests of the southern part of the country.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ziziphus oenoplia
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- RHAMNACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- Hotter parts of India, Tropical Asia, Australia
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)

Botanical family
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Jackal Jujube belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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