About Wrinkled Jujube
Ziziphus rugosa is a species of tree in the family Rhamnaceae. It is a wild fruit. The tree is native to hills and mountains below 1,400 metres (4,600 ft) altitude, in China (Hainan, Yunnan), India, Laos, Burma, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Vietnam. The berry-sized fruit is known in India as zunna berry, chunna fruit or churna fruit. Its bark and wood are used medicinally for dysentery in Laos. The population of Western Ghats in India collect the fruits (berries) for self consumption and sale. The berries are popularly known as 'Toran'तोरण in Marathi language.
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Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ziziphus rugosa
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- RHAMNACEAE
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Habitat
- Grasslands and deciduous forests, also in the plains
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-July
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- चूरना Churna
- Nepali
- गमराइ Gamaraai, हर्याय बयर Haryaaya Bayar, काँटा बयर Kaantaa Bayar
- Tamil
- தொடரி Totari, துடரி
- Telugu
- గొట్టికంప Gottikampa, పిండు పరిఘము Pindu Parighamu, గొట్టికంప
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Bili Churimullu, ಬೊಮ್ಮರಲು Bommaralu, ಚೊಟ್ಟೆ Chotte
- Malayalam
- മലന്തുടലി Malanthudali, മലന്തുടലി
- Marathi
- चुरण Churan, तोरण Toran, तुरण Turan
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Wrinkled Jujube belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
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