✿Rhamnaceae · Ziziphus
Ghoont / Woody-Fruit Jujube
Ziziphus xylopyrus
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- March-December
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Ziziphus xylopyrus
- Genus
- Ziziphus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Dry and moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Nepal, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- 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
- घूंट Ghoont, ककोर Kakor, कठ बेर Kath Ber
- Nepali
- बन बयर Ban Bayar
- Tamil
- கொட்டையிலந்தை Kottai-Y-Ilantai, முள்ளுடுப்பை Mullutuppai
- Telugu
- గొట్టి Gotti, రేగొట్టి Reegotti
- Kannada
- ಬಿಳಿ ಚೂರಿಮುಳ್ಳು Bili Churimullu, ಚಳ್ಳೆ Challe, ಗೊಟ್ಟೆ Gotte
- Malayalam
- കൊട്ടമുള്ള് Kottamullu
- Marathi
- घाट बोर Ghat Bor, घोंट Ghonta, हाडकी बोर Hadki Bor, घाटबोर
About Ghoont
Woody-Fruit Jujube (Ziziphus xylopyrus) is a tree belonging to the Rhamnaceae family (Buckthorn Family). It is typically found in dry and moist deciduous forests. It occurs across India, Nepal, Sri Lanka. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during March-December.
Botanical family
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Ghoont belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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