✿Rhamnaceae · Ziziphus
Churna / Wrinkled Jujube
Ziziphus rugosa
Climbing shrub
- Habit
- Climbing shrub
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- November-July
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
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Goa, Kerala, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- November-July
- 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
- 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, तोरण
About Churna
Wrinkled Jujube (Ziziphus rugosa) is a climbing shrub belonging to the Rhamnaceae family (Buckthorn Family). It is typically found in grasslands and deciduous forests, also in the plains. It occurs across India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Myanmar. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during November-July.
Botanical family
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Churna belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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