Rhamnaceae

Ziziphus Mill.

First published in Gard. Dict. Abr., ed. 4.: [s.p.] (1754)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical & Subtropical Old World, S. Tropical America.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Borneo, Botswana, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Burkina, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Cyprus, Djibouti, DR Congo, East Himalaya, Egypt, Eritrea, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Free State, Gambia, Ghana, Greece, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Gulf States, Hainan, India, Inner Mongolia, Iran, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jawa, Kenya, Korea, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Lesser Sunda Is., Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Mali, Maluku, Manchuria, Marquesas, Mauritania, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, New Guinea, Nicobar Is., Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Northern Territory, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Paraguay, Philippines, Queensland, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Sicilia, Sierra Leone, Sinai, Society Is., Socotra, Solomon Is., Somalia, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan-South Sudan, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Togo, Tunisia, Türkiye, Uganda, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Western Sahara, Xinjiang, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Introduced into:

Alabama, Arizona, Aruba, Bahamas, Belize, Brazil North, Bulgaria, California, Cayman Is., Chagos Archipelago, Comoros, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Fiji, Florida, France, Georgia, Haiti, Honduras, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Kriti, Laccadive Is., Leeward Is., Louisiana, Maldives, Marianas, Mauritius, Mexico Southeast, Netherlands Antilles, NW. Balkan Pen., Puerto Rico, Rodrigues, Romania, Réunion, Southwest Caribbean, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Texas, Trinidad-Tobago, Turkmenistan, Türkiye-in-Europe, Utah, Uzbekistan, Venezuelan Antilles, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Suessenguth in E. & P. Pflanzenfam. 20D: 123 (1953).
  • —F.T.A. 1: 379

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Gard. Dict. Abridg. ed. 3 (1754).

Flora of Somalia

  • Flora Somalia, Vol 2, (1999) Author: by M. Thulin [updated by M. Thulin 2008]

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Abbrev. Gard. Dict. [unpaginated] (1754)

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 21, 2019 Nguyen, V.D., et al. [HNK 1347] Vietnam K001342769 No
Aug 16, 2018 Henty [NGF 10653] Papua New Guinea K000606843 No
Aug 16, 2018 Rensch [435] Indonesia K000606844 No
Apr 4, 2017 Lobão, A.Q. [128] Brazil K001062987 Yes
May 1, 2014 Nooteboom [6131] Indonesia K000606319 Yes
Jan 1, 2014 Wardi et al. [BOHK 472] Indonesia K000734647 Yes
s.coll. [975] Congo, Republic of the K004370649 Yes
Lucas, E.J.; Sakuragui, C.M. [205] Brazil K004372148 Yes
{H. C. de Lima; Lewis, G.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Morao, L.M.M.} [2872] Brazil K004372147 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4245] Bangladesh K001038499 Unknown Type Material Yes
Low, Y.W.; Wong, K.M.; Muhd. Ariffin, A.K.; Watu, A.; Azlan, P.; Rauzaidi, M. [LYW 855] Brunei K001905813 No
Rabarivola, M.L.; Rakotoarisoa, S.E.; Rajaonarison, R.; Peckering, T.E.; Nanjarisoa, O.P. [RML 549] Madagascar K001036113 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4245] K001038501 Unknown Type Material Yes
Thulin, M.; Warfa, A.M. [SMP114] Somalia K004370917 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4244] K001038487 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4246] India K001038506 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4244] K001038489 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [2002] K000681953 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Pastore, J.F.B.; Suganama, E. [55784] Brazil K004372145 Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Barfod, A.S.; Nanakorn, W.; Ueachirakan, W.; Sirirugsa, P. [41487] Thailand K004474865 Yes
Lucas, E.J.; Sakuragui, C.M. [205] Brazil K004372149 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4244] Burma K001038496 Unknown Type Material Yes
Diaz, J.; Castellanos Castro, C.; Reyes, A. [92] Colombia K001577153 Yes
Faria, J. K. Q; Staggemeier, V. G.; Vasconcelos, T. N. C.; Lucas, E. J. [4147] Brazil K001581818 Yes
Mesfin, T. [6143-6154] Somalia K004370914 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038514 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Giulietti, A.M.; Pastore, J.F.B.; Suganama, E. [55784] Brazil K004372144 Yes
Clemens J.; Clemens, M.S. [4204] K004474859 Yes
Conceiçao, A.A.; Atkinson, R.; Woodgyer, E.; Giulietti, A.M.; Stannard, B. [2450] Brazil K004372155 Yes
Inacio, E.; Oliveira, M.; Silva, L.F.; Tscha, M.; Pimentel, D. [174] Brazil K004372154 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [11089] Thailand K004474861 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4234] India K001038451 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Middleton, D.J.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [DS2637] Thailand K004474863 Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4244] K001038491 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038511 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [4234] K000681997 Unknown Type Material Yes
Larsen, K.; Larsen, S.S.; Nielsen, I.; Santisuk, T. [32492] Thailand K004474792 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038512 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [6050] Thailand K004474864 Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [2004] K000681954 Unknown Type Material Yes
Mesfin, T. [6143-6154] Ethiopia K004370915 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4244] K001038490 Unknown Type Material Yes
Sebsebe, D.; Ensermu, K. [2712] Ethiopia K004370913 Yes
Collins, E.E. [1948] Thailand K004474860 Yes
Rodal, M.J.N.; Tamashiro, J. [612] Brazil K004372146 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4243] Burma K001038486 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038507 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038503 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bavazzano, R.; Lavranos, J. [s.n.] Somalia K004370916 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038515 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4244] Burma K001038497 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4238] K001038462 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dalziel, J.M. [8041] Gambia, The K:SPC-16444.000 No
s.coll. [4409] India K000681991 Unknown Type Material Yes
Edgeworth, M.P. [2002] India K000681956 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Simao, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Fothergill, J.M. [25293] Brazil K004372152 Yes
Corradi, R. [6620] Ethiopia K004370910 Yes
Lea, J.D. [76] Sudan K004370919 Yes
Chantaranothai, P.; Middleton, D.J.; Parnell, J.; Simpson, D. [DS2637] Thailand K004474862 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4244] K001038488 Unknown Type Material Yes
Harley, R.M.; Simao, R.; Hind, D.J.N.; Fothergill, J.M. [25293] Brazil K004372151 Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4244] Burma K001038495 Unknown Type Material Yes
Robinson, H.C. [6193] Malaysia K000723032 Type Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4234] K001038452 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038508 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4244] Burma K001038493 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [9835] Thailand K004474779 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000681955 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4238] K001038463 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038513 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4244] K001038498 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4244] Burma K001038494 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lea, J.D. [100] Sudan K004370918 Yes
{H. C. de Lima; Lewis, G.P.; Gomes, J.C.; Morao, L.M.M.} [2872] Brazil K004372150 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [19567] Bangladesh K000723001 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] Malaysia K001038509 Unknown Type Material Yes
Corradi, R. [6621] Ethiopia K004370911 Yes
McWhirter, J. [43] Madagascar K:SPC-31902.000 No
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4245] Burma K001038502 Unknown Type Material Yes
Gomez, W. [Cat. no. 4246] Burma K001038516 Unknown Type Material Yes
Corradi, R. [6606] Ethiopia K004370909 Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038504 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bruce, H. [Cat. no. 4244] Bangladesh K001038492 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wallich, N. [Cat. no. 4246] India K001038510 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4246] K001038505 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wood, J.J. [1035] Spain K:SPC-64250.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 4245] K001038500 Unknown Type Material Yes
Silva, L.F.; Inacio, E.; Oliveira, M.; Tscha, M.; Pimentel, D. [147] Brazil K004372153 Yes
Mesfin, T. [6179-6181] Ethiopia K004370912 Yes
Sorensen, T.; Larsen, K.; Hansen, B. [1507] Thailand K004474866 Yes
Clarke, C.B. [14212A] Bangladesh K000682000 Unknown Type Material Yes

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