Ziziphus mucronata mucronata
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Straight and hook thorns
24 Sep 2008
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Leaves, thorns and flowers
13 Dec 2008
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Flowers
13 Dec 2008
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Leaves and fruit
01 Jan 2012
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Leaves and flowers
17 Dec 2007
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Habit
01 Nov 2005
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Full name: | Ziziphus mucronata Willd. subsp. mucronata |
| ID status: | Fairly certain |
| Afrikaans common name(s): | Blinkblaar wag-'n-bietjie, Wag-'n-bietjie, Hakiesdoring |
| English common name(s): | Buffalo thorn, Wait a bit |
| Synonym(s): | Ziziphus mucronata Willd. (1809) Ziziphus baclei DC. Ziziphus madecassus H.perrier (1943) Ziziphus adelensis Delile Ziziphus bubaliana Schult. Ziziphus mitis A.Rich. |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: | Small to medium-sized tree, armed with distinct pairs of hooked and straight spines. Leaves broadly ovate, markedly asymmetric, 3-veined from the base; margins finely toothed. Flowers in axillary clusters, small, yellowish. Fruit a spherical drupe, reddish-brown when ripe. This subspecies is mostly hairless except for short pubescence on the veins beneath. (from Flora of Zimbabwe website) |
| Link(s) |
African Plant Database
JSTOR Plant Science Kew Herbarium Catalogue BGBM Berlin-Dahlem - Virtual Herbarium Züricher Herbarien iNaturalist (Namibia / Alex Dreyer) iNaturalist (Namibia) iNaturalist (southern Africa) Flora of Zimbabwe Fleurs de notre Terre - Galerie Namibie Tree Atlas of Namibia |
| Content last updated: | 18 Apr 2024 |
