Ziziphus mauritianaLam.

Indian jujube

WFO wfo-0000430322 Accepted WFO 2026-06 8 photographs CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA

Plate 1 figs. a–h · 8 separate observations

Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Natalie Waddell-Rutter
fig. a Natalie Waddell-Rutter, CC BY 4.0 / 2022-03-08 / obs. 183536453
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Dinesh Valke
fig. b Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 171849290
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Ong Jyh Seng
fig. c Ong Jyh Seng, CC BY-SA 4.0 / obs. 126276335
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by 葉子
fig. d 葉子, CC0 1.0 / obs. 110499115
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. e Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61239503
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. f Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61183857
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. g Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61091254
Ziziphus mauritiana, photographed by Daniel Cahen
fig. h Daniel Cahen, CC BY 4.0 / obs. 61028351

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Native range 44 botanical countries

Regions where Ziziphus mauritiana is native: Algeria, Benin, Burkina, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Djibouti, DR Congo, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, Mauritania, Morocco, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan-South Sudan, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Afghanistan, China South-Central, China Southeast, Iran, Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Laos, Malaya, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya AlgeriaBeninBurkinaCentral African RepublicChadDjiboutiDR CongoEthiopiaGambiaGhanaGuineaGuinea-BissauIvory CoastKenyaMaliMauritaniaMoroccoNigerNigeriaSenegalSierra LeoneSomaliaSudan-South SudanTanzaniaTogoUgandaAfghanistanChina South-CentralChina SoutheastIranAssamBangladeshEast HimalayaIndiaLaosMalayaMyanmarNepalPakistanSri LankaThailandVietnamWest Himalaya Cape Verde
Native distribution of Ziziphus mauritiana, after Kew’s World Checklist of Vascular Plants. Introduced, extinct and doubtful records are excluded, so this is where the plant is from, not everywhere it now grows. Regions too small to draw at this scale are marked with a dot.
RegionTDWG codeContinent
Algeria ALG AFRICA
Benin BEN
Burkina BKN
Cape Verde CVI
Central African Republic CAF
Chad CHA
Djibouti DJI
DR Congo ZAI
Ethiopia ETH
Gambia GAM
Ghana GHA
Guinea GUI
Guinea-Bissau GNB
Ivory Coast IVO
Kenya KEN
Mali MLI
Mauritania MTN
Morocco MOR
Niger NGR
Nigeria NGA
Senegal SEN
Sierra Leone SIE
Somalia SOM
Sudan-South Sudan SUD
Tanzania TAN
Togo TOG
Uganda UGA
Assam ASS ASIA-TROPICAL
Bangladesh BAN
East Himalaya EHM
India IND
Laos LAO
Malaya MLY
Myanmar MYA
Nepal NEP
Pakistan PAK
Sri Lanka SRL
Thailand THA
Vietnam VIE
West Himalaya WHM
Afghanistan AFG ASIA-TEMPERATE
China South-Central CHC
China Southeast CHS
Iran IRN

Region boundaries approximated from Natural Earth (public domain) and mapped to TDWG World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions (WGSRPD) level-3 botanical countries (Brummitt 2001). Indicative, not the official WGSRPD geometry.

Also published as 8 synonyms

A synonym is not an error. It is a record of botanists disagreeing, in print, about where this plant belongs. Each of these was somebody’s considered answer.

  • Paliurus mairei H.Lév.
  • Rhamnus jujuba L.
  • Sarcomphalus mauritianus Raf.
  • Ziziphus jujuba var. spontanea Edgew.
  • Ziziphus muratiana Maire
  • Ziziphus orthacantha DC.
  • Ziziphus rotundata DC.
  • Ziziphus tomentosa Poir.

Sourcesevery claim on this page

  1. World Flora Online Plant List. accepted name, authority, classification. CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-12.
  2. iNaturalist. photographs and flowering annotations, CC0 / CC BY / CC BY-SA only. per photograph. Retrieved 2026-06-27.
  3. Wikidata. common name (P1843), joined on the World Flora Online identifier (P7715). CC0. Retrieved 2026-07-13.
  4. Kew, World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP v16). native distribution by TDWG level-3 botanical country, and life form. CC BY 3.0. Retrieved 2026-06-04.

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