Kokal Ber / Jackal Jujube
Ziziphus oenoplia
Also known as Indian Plum
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands & more
- Flowering
- June-February
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ziziphus oenoplia
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- Hotter parts of India, Tropical Asia, Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Kerala, Assam, Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Goa, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-February
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf arrangement
- AlternaterecordedOne leaf per node, arranged in a spiral or zigzag up the stem.“The leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute and oblique.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf type
- SimplerecordedA single, undivided leaf blade.“The leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute and oblique.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“The leaves are simple, alternate, ovate-lanceolate, acute and oblique.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kokal Ber itself; the rest are typical of the Rhamnaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish“The flowers are green, in subsessile axillary cymes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Flower arrangement
- CymerecordedA branched cluster where the central/terminal flower opens first.“The flowers are green, in subsessile axillary cymes.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
- Fruit type
- DruperecordedA fleshy fruit with a single hard stone/pit enclosing the seed.“The fruit is a globose drupe, black and shiny when ripe, containing a single seed.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kokal Ber itself; the rest are typical of the Rhamnaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Bengali
- শিয়াকুল Shiakul
- Gujarati
- બોરડીનો વેલો Bordino Velo, એરમડી Eramdi
- Haryanvi
- मकोह Makoh
- Hindi
- कोकल बेर Kokal Ber, मकोह Makoh, मकोए Makoy, सियाल कांटा Siyal Kanta
- Kannada
- ಬರಿಗೆ Barige, ಕಣೆರಿ ಗಿಡ Kaneri Gida, ಪುರಗಿ Puragi, ಸೊಂಡಿಲ ಗಿಡ Sondila Gida, ಸುರಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು Suri Mullu
- Konkani
- बुर्गी Burgi, ಕಣೇರೀ ಝಾಡ Kaneri Jhaad
- Malayalam
- ചെറിയലന്ത Cheriyalantha, ചെറുതുടലി Cheruthudali, ചൂരിമുള്ള് Churimullu
- Marathi
- बुरेगी Buregi, मांसतोडी Maastodi, येरूणी Yeruni
- Mizo
- Muvanlai-Hling, Nghar-Dai
- Nepali
- औले बयर Aule Bayar, बोक्सी बयर Boksee Bayar
- Odia
- ବରକୋଳି Barakoli, କଣ୍ଟାକୋଳି Kantakoli
- Rajasthani
- मकोह Makoh
- Sanskrit
- बहुकण्टक Bahukantaka, कर्कन्धू Karkandhu, सृगालकोलि Srgalakoli
- Tamil
- ஆம்புலம் Ampulam, சூரை Curai, சூரல் Cural, உருவை Uruvai
- Telugu
- బంక Banka, పరికి Pariki, పరిక కంప Parika Kampa
- Tulu
- ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Churimullu, ತೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳುturimullu
- Urdu
- مکوه Makoh, مکوئي Makoy, سيال کانٿا Siyal Kanta
About Kokal Ber
Jackal Jujube (Ziziphus oenoplia) belongs to the Rhamnaceae family, where it grows as a climbing shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and 9 other states. It grows in moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the plains. Flowering and fruiting run from June to February.
Uses
In practice it is grown for parts that are eaten, long used in traditional medicine and a source of dye or tannin. Those medicinal uses are traditional attributions, not medical advice.
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Kokal Ber belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
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