Ziziphus nummularia

Taxobox
name = "Ziziphus nummularia"


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image_caption =
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rhamnaceae
genus = "Ziziphus"
species = "Z. nummularia"
binomial = "Ziziphus nummularia"
binomial_authority = (Burm.f.) Wight & Arn.

"Ziziphus nummularia", also called Jharber ( _hi. झड बेर), is a species of "Ziziphus" native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran (where it is called رمیلک ramilak in Persian). It is a shrub up to 2 meters high, branching to form a thicket. The leaves are rounded like those of "Ziziphus zizyphus" but differ from these in having a pubescence on the adaxial surface. The plant is commonly found in agricultural fields. The leaves are collected, dried and stored. The dried leaves, called "pala", are used as fodder for goats and cows. The fruits are eaten and when dried are used medicinally in Ayurved. The roots are used locally in preparation of wine. The dried spiny twigs are collected in heaps for fencing.

References

* RN Kaul (1963): Need for afforestation in the arid zones of India, LA-YAARAN, Vol 13
* RC Ghosh (1977): Hand book on afforestation techniques, Dehradun.
* RK Gupta & Ishwar Prakasah (1975): Environmental analysis of the Thar Desert, Dehradun.