Haryana Forest Flora
A Comprehensive Database of Ligneous Plants of Haryana (India)
Designed & Developed by Bioinformatics Centre,Forest Research Institute, Dehradun
| Family: Rhamnaceae | Genus: Ziziphus | Species: Ziziphus oenoplia Linn.( मकोह ) |
Habit |
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Flower |
Fruit |
Bark |
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| Synonym | Rhamnus oenoplia Linn. | Flower Color | White |
| Common Name | Makkay, Makai | Flower Type | Cyme |
| English / Trade Name | Jackal Jujube, Small-Fruited Jujube, Wild Jujube | Flowering Period | July-Sept |
| Vernacular /Local Name | Makoh | Fruiting Period | Oct-Dec |
| Altitude | Up to 1000 m. | Fruit Type | Drupe |
| Habit | Climber | Fruit Details | Drupes 4 – 10 mm across, globose, black and shining; 1 – seeded, due to abortion. |
| Habitat | Common; sub Himalayan tracts, scrub jungles. | Bark Type | Prickly |
| Distribution | Throughout warmer parts of tropical Asia including China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Australia | Bark Details | Young branches rusty – tomentose |
| Distribution in Haryana | Ambala, Morni-Pinjore, Yamuna Nagar | Origin | Native |
| Leaf Type | Simple | ||
| Leaf Arrangement | Alternate (leaves born singly along stem) | ||
| Leaf Shape | Ovate | ||
| Description of Species | Evergreen, thorny, straggling or climbing shrubs, young branches rusty – tomentose; prickles short, recurved or straight, usually solitary. Leaves alternate, ovate or ovate – lanceolate, 2 – 4 x 1.5 – 2.5 cm, oblique at base, toothed or entire, pubescent beneath, 3 – 5 nerved. Flowers in short axillary, dichotomous, pubescent cymes; ca 2 mm across. Sepals tomentose outside. Petals 5, obtriangular. Ovary 2 – celled; styles 2, united above the middle. Drupes 4 – 10 mm across, globose, black and shining; 1 – seeded, due to abortion. | Leaf Details | Leaves alternate, ovate or ovate – lanceolate, 2 – 4 x 1.5 – 2.5 cm, oblique at base, toothed or entire, pubescent beneath, 3 – 5 nerved |
