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Taxon: Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Genus:

Ziziphus

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Tribe:

Paliureae

Nomen number:

42295

Place of publication:

Fl. atlant. 1:201. 1798 Jun (Willd., Sp. pl. 1:1105. 1798 July)

Link to protologue:

Name Verified on:

06-Sep-1995 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last Changed: 20-Nov-1998

Species priority site is:

Natl. Germplasm Repository - Miami (MIA)

Accessions:

6 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System

Synonyms:

Basionym: Rhamnus spina-christi L.

Common names:

Christ's-thorn (Source: Firewood Cr) - English
Syrian Christ-thorn (Source: CRC MedHerbs ed2) - English
nabka (Source: Kulturvaxtdatabas) - Swedish
kurna (Source: Firewood Cr) - Transliterated Arabic
nabbag (Source: Firewood Cr) - Transliterated Arabic
sidr (Source: Firewood Cr) - Transliterated Arabic

Economic Importance:

Environmental: erosion control; shade/shelter
Fuels:
Medicines: folklore

Distributional Range:

Native

Africa

NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Ethiopia, Somalia, Sudan
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Kenya

Asia-Temperate

ARABIAN PENINSULA: Saudi Arabia, Yemen
WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan (e.), Egypt, [Sinai] Iran (s.), Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria

Asia-Tropical

INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India (n.w.), Pakistan

Cultivated

(also cult.)

References:

Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource on www.skud.info). 2012 (Kulturvaxtdatabas)
Aubréville, A. et al., eds. Flore du Cameroun. (F Cameroun)
Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002 (CRC MedHerbs ed2)
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. (F WT Afr)
Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. Flora of [West] Pakistan. (F Pak)
National Academy of Sciences Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980 (Firewood Cr)
Personal Care Products Council International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient (INCI)
Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource). (Pl Names)
Rechinger, K. H., ed. Flora iranica. (F Iran)
Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest Flora of Iraq. (F Iraq)
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds. Flora of tropical East Africa. (F TE Afr)
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan Flora palaestina. (F Palest)
Zohary, M. et al. Conspectus florae orientalis. (L Orient)

Check other web resources for Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. :

Mansfeld: Mansfeld's World Databas of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops
ePIC: Electronic Plant Information Centre of Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
AGRICOLA: Article Citation Database or NAL Catalog of USDA's National Agricultural Library
Entrez: NCBI's search engine for PubMed citations, GenBank sequences, etc.
PubAg: USDA's National Agricultural Library database of full-text journal articles and citations on the agricultural sciences.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2019. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN-Taxonomy).
National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?42295. Accessed 25 March 2019.