Family: RHAMNACEAE

Genera in this family found in Rajasthan include.

1. Ventilago

   

2. Ziziphus

   

   

   

• Synonyms: Rhamnus nummularia, Ziziphus rotundifolia
• Description:

  Spinous, stunted shrubs: branches zig-zag Leaves small, sub-orbicular, rounded at apex, whitish tomentose beneath. Inflo. in axillary cymes; Flowers with calyx hairy, petals rounded, longer than sepals, 5 stamens, filaments deflexed. Disk 10-lobed with a pit opposite each lobe. Ovary 2-celled, styles 2, united. styles 2- fid; Fruits drupe globose, red when ripe.

• Image Upload(1):
  Title: IMG_20241117_204148
  Caption: Flower
• Image Upload(2):
  Title: IMG_20241117_204216
  Caption: Fruit
• Image Upload(3):
  Title: IMG_20241117_204159
  Caption: Habitat photo of wild jujube with ripped fruits
  Description: The native range of this species is E. Medit. to India, Arabian Peninsula. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the desert or dry shrubland or scrub forest.