Ghoont / Woody-Fruit Jujube
Ziziphus xylopyrus
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- March-December
How to identify Ghoont
Identify Ghoont by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a tree habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Hard woody fruit.
- Confirm leaf shape: Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: March-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Rhamnaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Ghoont.
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
- Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Uttarakhand, West Bengal, Madhya Pradesh, Bihar, Kerala, Telangana, Delhi, Gujarat
- Flowering & fruiting
- March-December
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Ovate (egg-shaped, broad at base)recorded
Characters marked “recorded” are for Ghoont itself; the rest are typical of the Rhamnaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Fruit
- Drupe
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) belongs to the Rhamnaceae family, where it grows as a tree. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu and 9 other states. It grows in dry and moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from March to December.
Rhamnaceae
Buckthorn Family
Ghoont belongs to the Rhamnaceae family.
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