Taxon:  Ziziphus jujuba Mill.



Summary
Genus:
Ziziphus
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Tribe:
Paliureae
Nomen number:
42282
Place of publication:
Gard. dict. ed. 8: Ziziphus no. 1.  1768, nom. cons.
Comment:
conserved (nom. cons.) against the homotypic synonym (Shenzhen ICN Art. 14.4 & App. IV) Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst., nom. rej.
Verified:
08/19/2010 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
126 (2  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis (Bunge) Rehder (0 active accession[s])
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. jujuba (0 active accession[s])
Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. F. Chow (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (3 total. Click on image for more.)
Fruit

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. University of Georgia Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health
  2. Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
  3. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  4. Barrie, F. R. 2011. Report of the General Committee: 11. Taxon 60:1212. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  5. Brummitt, R. K. 2000. Report of the Committee for Spermatophyta: 50. Taxon 49:806. Note: proposal not recommended
  6. Brummitt, R. K. 2009. Report of the Nomenclature Committee for Vascular Plants: 60. Taxon 58:283. Note: conservation proposal recommended
  7. Correll, D. S. & M. C. Johnston. 1970. Manual of the vascular plants of Texas
  8. Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
  9. Erhardt, W. et al. 2002. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 17. Auflage
  10. Forest Experimental Station, Korea. 1966. Illustrated woody plants of Korea.
  11. Greuter, W. et al., eds. 1984-. Med-Checklist. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
  12. Huxley, A., ed. 1992. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening 4:741.
  13. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  14. Kartesz, J. T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
  15. Kirkbride, J. H., Jr. et al. 2006. (1753) Proposal to conserve the name Ziziphus jujuba against Z. zizyphus (Rhamnaceae). Taxon 55:1049-1050.
  16. Kitagawa, M. 1979. Neo-lineamenta florae Manshuricae.
  17. Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
  18. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
  19. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. 1976. Hortus third. A concise dictionary of plants cultivated in the United States and Canada
  20. Liu, M. J. & C. Y. Cheng. 1995. A taxonomic study on the genus Ziziphus. Acta Hort. 390:161.
  21. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  22. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
  23. Meikle, R. D. 1977-1985. Flora of Cyprus. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
  24. Nasir, E. & S. I. Ali, eds. 1970-. Flora of [West] Pakistan.
  25. Nasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
  26. Nicolson, D. H. et al. 1988. An interpretation of Van Rheede's Hortus Malabaricus. Regnum Veg. 119:214. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
  27. Ohwi, J. 1965. Flora of Japan (Engl. ed.).
  28. Paclt, J. 1999. (1399) Proposal to conserve the name Zizyphus (Rhamnaceae) with that spelling and with feminine gender. Taxon 48:173-174. Note: this proposal, if accepted, would have preserved usage of this name
  29. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  30. Porcher, M. H. et al. Searchable World Wide Web Multilingual Multiscript Plant Name Database (MMPND) (on-line resource).
  31. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  32. Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
  33. Sharma, B. D. et al., eds. 1993-. Flora of India.
  34. Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
  35. Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
  36. Tutin, T. G. et al., eds. 1964-1980. Flora europaea.
  37. Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
  38. Walters, S. M. et al., eds. 1986-2000. European garden flora. Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
  39. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
  40. Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida Note: = Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
EnglishChinese jujube  1Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. 1999. World economic plants: a standard reference CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL.
EnglishChinese-date  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishcommon jujube  1Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Englishjujube  1Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
Chinesezao枣 2Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Frenchjujubier commun  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanBrustbeerbaum  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Germanchinesische Dattel  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
GermanJujube  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Japanese Rōmajinatsume  2Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
Portugueseaçofeifeira  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Spanishazufaifo  2Rehm, S. 1994. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants
Swedishkinesisk jujuber  2Aldén, B., S. Ryman, & M. Hjertson. 2012. Svensk Kulturväxtdatabas, SKUD (Swedish Cultivated and Utility Plants Database; online resource)
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaAnhui Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaFujian Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGansu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangdong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaGuizhou Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHebei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHenan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHubei Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaHunan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangsu Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaJiangxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaLiaoning Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNei Mongol Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaNingxia Huizi Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShaanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShandong Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaShanxi Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaSichuan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaXinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaYunnan Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
1NativeAsia-TemperateChinaChinaZhejiang Sheng Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAfrica Africa  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateChinaChina  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateEastern AsiaJapan  Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaAfghanistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIran  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIraq  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentIndia  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2CultivatedAsia-TropicalIndian SubcontinentPakistan  Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
2CultivatedEurope Europe  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedNorthern America North America  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
2CultivatedSouthern America South America  Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
6Other    exact native range obscure owing to extensive cult.Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Native
Asia-Temperate
  • CHINA: China [Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Nei Mongol Zizhiqu, Ningxia Huizi Zizhiqu, Shaanxi Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Shanxi Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xinjiang Uygur Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng]
Cultivated
Africa
  • REGION: Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq
  • CHINA: China
  • EASTERN ASIA: Japan
Asia-Tropical
  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: India, Pakistan
Europe
  • REGION: Europe
Northern America
  • REGION: North America
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
Other (exact native range obscure owing to extensive cult.)

Reference(s)
  1. Iwatsuki, K. et al. 1993-. Flora of Japan.
  2. Rechinger, K. H., ed. 1963-. Flora iranica.
  3. Wu Zheng-yi & P. H. Raven et al., eds. 1994-. Flora of China (English edition).
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
FuelsfuelwoodpotentialNasir, S. M. & M. Athar. 1998. Fuelwood as an energy source. Phytologia 85:106.
Human foodfruit Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. 1996. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2
Human foodfruit Uphof, J. C. T. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants, ed. 2.
Human foodfruit Townsend, C. C. & E. Guest. 1966-. Flora of Iraq.
Human foodfruit Komarov, V. L. et al., eds. 1934-1964. Flora SSSR.
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materialschemicalssource of cyclic peptide alkaloidsLiu, M. J. & C. Y. Cheng. 1995. A taxonomic study on the genus Ziziphus. Acta Hort. 390:161.
Medicinesfolklore Duke, J. A. et al. 2002. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. 2000. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2 American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, Maryland.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42282. Accessed 15 April 2026.