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Thursday, June 25, 2026

Sarcomphalus - The names

 


Sarcomphalus havanensis (Kunth) Griseb.

Ziziphus havanensis Kunth 

ENGLISH : Cuban jujube, Haiti jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier de Haiti, Jujubier de la Havane.

SPANISH : Azofaifa de costa.




Sarcomphalus havanensis var. bullatus (Urb.) Hauenschild

Sarcomphalus bullatus Urb., Ziziphus bullata (Urb.) Borhidi, Ziziphus havanensis var. bullata (Urb.) M.C.Johnst. 

ENGLISH : Blistered Cuban jujube, Blistered Haiti jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier de Haiti, Jujubier de la Havane.

SPANISH : Bruja.




Sarcomphalus havanensis var. havanensis

ENGLISH : Cuban jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier de la Havane.




Sarcomphalus joazeiro (Mart.) Hauenschild

Ziziphus gardneri Reissek, Ziziphus joazeiro Mart.

ENGLISH : Brazilian jujube. 

FRENCH : Jujubier du Brésil.

PORTUGUESE : Joa (Brazil), Jua (Brazil), Joazeiro (Brazil), Juazeiro (Brazil), Jua de Caatinga, Jua fruta (Brazil), Juá espinho (Brazil), Laranjeira de Vaqueiro (Brazil), Raspa de jua.

RUSSIAN : Бразильский Унаби Brazil'skiy Unabi. 





Sarcomphalus saeri (Pittier) Hauenschild 

Ziziphus angolito Standl., Ziziphus saeri Pittier 

ENGLISH : Latino american jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier d’Amérique latine.

SPANISH : Angolito (Colombia), Maiz tostado (Colombia), Mondoguito (Colombia), Pancito (Colombia).



Note on African languges

 

As the compiling progresses we come across an increasing number of African languages. These can be confusing because almost each of them has one or several spelling(s) or synonym(s). Any of them can be found in the literature to identify common names.


BAMBARA : main language in Mali. It is also known as Malian, Bamana or Bamanankan.

DAGBANI or Dagbanli is a Gur language spoken in Ghana and northern Togo.

DJERMA : an indigenous language of Niger, also known as Zarma or Zarma Ciine.

DIOLA : also called Jola, Jola-Fonyi, Jola kaasa, and Kujamataak. Several closely related dialects spoken in the Casamance region of Senegal, and neighboring countries. 

DIOULA : Dyula, Jula, or Juula is a language spoken mainly in Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire and Mali, as well as other countries, including Ghana, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau. 

FON : also known as Dahomean or Beninese, spoken in Niger-Congo (Benin) and in parts of Nigeria and Togo.

FULFULDE : also known as Fula or Fulani, spoken by the Fulbe / Fulani people in West Africa, from Senegal to Sudan. 

KIKAMBA : Spoken by the Kamba people in south-central Kenya, parts of Tanzania and Uganda. 

KINYARWANDA : also called Ikinyarwanda. Spoken in Rwanda and Uganda.

KIPSIGIS : Spoken by Kipsigis people in southwestern Kenya.

MAA : Spoken by the Chamus people and Maasai people across southern Kenya and northern Tanzania. 

MANDINGUE : also spelled Manding is widely used in West Africa.

MINA : A language of Togo

MORÉ : also known as Mooré, Mossi, or Mole, is the primary language of the Mossi people in Burkina Faso. 

OUATCHI :  A language of Togo

PULAAR : referred to as Haalpulaar'en, closely related to Pular (spoken in Guinea) and Fulfulde (spoken further east). Spoken by the Fula and Toucouleur peoples, widely used across Mauritania, Senegal, the Gambia, and Mali.

SAMPUR : Spoken by the Samburu people in north-central Kenya. 

SERER : also spelled Seereer, spoken by the Serer people in Senegal, as well as in Gambia and Mauritania.

SOMALI : Spoken in Somalia, Ethiopia, Djibouti, and to a lesser extent in Kenya.

TACHELHIT : (Taclḥit, Tashelhiyt, or Shilha) is the most widely spoken Tamazight/Berber language in North Africa, primarily spoken by the Shilha people in southwestern Morocco. It is written in the Tifinagh alphabet.

TUGEN : Spoken by the Tugen people in parts of Kenya.

VENDA : also called Tshivenda and spoken in parts of South Africa and Zimbabwe by the Vhavenda people.

WOLOF : West African language, principally in Senegal but also in Gambia and Mauritania.


Ziziphus - The names

 


Note : more than for any genus treated so far we have come across many new African languages during the compiling of Ziziphus species. For the curious readers we have compiled a little summary on most of those languages.




Ziziphus andamanica Bhandari & Bhansali

Ziziphus glabra King 

ENGLISH : Andaman Islands jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier des Îles Andaman.

TAMIL : அந்தமான் இலந்தை andaman ilanthai.




Ziziphus angolito Standl. ->  Sarcomphalus saeri (Pittier) Hauenschild



Ziziphus angustifolia (Miq.) Hatus. ex Steenis

Celtis angustifolia (Miq.) Planch., Celtis grewioides Warb., Solenostigma angustifolium Miq., Ziziphus forbesii Baker f., Ziziphus grewioides (Warb.) L.M.Perry, Ziziphus inermis Merr. 

ENGLISH : Narrow-leaved jujube.

MALAY : Kayu labu (Sabah), Pasil pasil (Sabah).

PAPUAN : Manenea (Buka Island, North Solomons Province, Papua New Guinea).

RUSSIAN : Зизифус узколистный Zizifus uzkolistnyy.

TAGALOG : Ligaa.




Ziziphus cambodiana Pierre

ENGLISH : Cambodian jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier du Cambodge.

KHMER :  អង្គ្រង angkrong (ang kroung).

THAI : ตะครอง dtà krong (Central Thailand), หมากมา màak maa (Northern Thailand), มะหมากมา má màak maa, มะทันดง má tan dong, หนามคอม năam kom.

VIETNAMESE : Táo cam bốt.




Ziziphus gardneri Reissek ->  Sarcomphalus joazeiro (Mart.) Hauenschild



Ziziphus glabra King -> Ziziphus andamanica Bhandari & Bhansali



Ziziphus glabra Roxb. -> Ziziphus rugosa var. rugosa




Ziziphus glabrata (B.Heyne ex Schult.) B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.

Ziziphus roxburghii F.Dietr., Ziziphus sororia var. glabrata B.Heyne ex Schult., Ziziphus trinervia Roxb., nom. illeg., Ziziphus trinervia var. glabrata (B.Heyne ex Schult.) Roth

BENGALI :  পিতালী লতা Pitali lata.

MALAYALAM : കാരക്കോടമരം Karakodamaram, Karkala.

TAMIL : Karakattan, Karattai (Irula), Karukaavu, Karukaba, Karukaya, கருக்கட்டான் karukkattaan, Karunkottai (Irula), Kottei.





Ziziphus incurva Roxb.

Paliurus virgatus D.Don, Ziziphus paniculata Buch.-Ham. ex D.Don, not validly publ., Ziziphus virgata (D.Don) D.Dietr., Ziziphus yunnanensis C.K.Schneid. 

BURMESE : မဇိလံယင်း Ma jilam-yin, နဂျီလမ်ယင် N jilam-yin, ပေါင်းဖဲ့ Paungpe, စူဘို Subo, စူဂေါက် Sugauk, စူကောက် Sue-kauk (Shan).

CHINESE :  尼泊爾棗 Níbó'ěr zǎo, 印度枣 Yìndù zǎo.

ENGLISH : Indian jujube, Nepal jujube.

NEPALESE : हाडे बयर Haade Bayar, रजु काँडा Raju Kaandaa. 

TAMIL : நேப்பாள் இலந்தை neppaal ilanthai. 

THAI : ตาฉู่แม dtaa chòo-mae (Karen-Chiang Mai).




Ziziphus joazeiro Mart. ->  Sarcomphalus joazeiro (Mart.) Hauenschild




Zizyphus jujuba Mill.

Girtanneria jujuba (Mill.) Neck., Jububa mediterranea Bubani, nom. illeg. superfl., Rhamnus lucida Salisb., nom. illeg. superfl., Rhamnus vulgaris Pers., nom. illeg. superfl., Rhamnus zizyphus L., Ziziphus vulgaris Lam., nom. illeg. superfl., Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H.Karst., Zizyphon jujubum (Mill.) St.-Lag., nom. superfl.

ALBANIAN : Xinxifja.

ARABIC :  العُنّاب aleunnab, Dum, Nabq, Tsal, Sadr, Sidr, سدر جبلي sadr jabaliun, Zufzuuf (Morocco).

ARMENIAN : Ունաբ սովորական Unab sovorakan.

ASSAMESE : বগৰী bogori.

AZERBAIJANI : Əsl innab. 

BELARUSIAN : Ююба jujuba.

BULGARIAN :  Хинап  Hinap.

BURMESE : မြန်မာဇီးပင် myanmazibin, ဆီး si (berry), ဆီးပင် sibin, ဇီးချဥ်သီး zigya-uthi (jee hkyain see), ဆီးသီး sithi, ဇီးပင် zibin, ဇီးသီး zithi. 

CATALAN :  Ginjoler.

CHINESE : 大甜枣 Dà tián zǎo, 大枣 Dà zǎo, 红枣 Hóng zǎo, 酸枣仁 Suān zǎo rén (sour seed), 

枣 Zǎo, 枣核 Zǎo hé (kernel), 枣树 Zǎo shù, 棗樹 Zǎo shù (tree), 枣树根 Zǎo shù gēn (root), 枣树皮 Zǎo shù pí (bark), 枣叶 Zǎo yè (leaves), 

CROATIAN : Čičimak, Kineska datulja, Obična žižulja, Žižula.

CZECH : Cicimek čínský, Čínské datle.

DAGBANI : Zuŋguli kukua.

DANISH : Almindelig jujube. 

DHIVEHI : ކުންނާރު kunnaaru.

DUTCH : Chinese jujube, Jujube.

ENGLISH : Chinese date, Chinese jujube, Common jujube, Indian date, Jujube, Jujuba, Red date, Temperate jujube.

ESTONIAN :  Harilik kreektürn, Jujuubipuu, Kreektürn.

FINNISH : Kiinanjujuba. 

FRENCH :  Jujube commun, Jujube de Chine,  Jujubier commun, Jujubier de Chine.

GERMAN : Azufaifa, Brustbeere, Brustbeerbaum, Chinesische Dattel, Chinesische Jujube, Domjujube, Jujube, Judendom, oder Rote Brustbeere, Rote Dattel.

GREEK : Τζιτζιφιά Tzitzifiá, Ζιζιφιά  Zizifia, Ζίζυφον  Zizyfon, Ζίζιφος Zízifos.

GUJARATI : બોર bor.

HEBREW :   שיזף  shizef, שיזף סיני shizef sini,  שיזף תרבותי shizef tarvuti, תמר סיני tamar sini.

HINDI :  बदर  Badara, Badari, बेर Ber, Beri.

HUNGARIAN : Jujuba, Kínai datolya.

ITALIAN : Dattero cinese, Giuggiole, Giuggiolo, Nzìnzula (Sicilia), Zizoa (Ligurian), Zizzolo.

JAPANESE : なつめ Natsume, ナツメ Natsume, 棗 Natsume, サネブト ナツメ Sanebuto natsume.

KANNADA : ಬೋರೆ ಹಣ್ಣು Bōre haṇṇu, ಎಲಚೆಹಣ್ಣು Elacehaṇṇu, ಎಲಚಿ Elaci, ಝಿಝಿಫಸ್ Jhijhiphas.

KAZAKH : Кәдімгі шилен Kädimgi şïlen.

KHMER : ពុទ្រា Putrea.

KOREAN : 대추 daechu, 대추나무 daechu namu, 홍조 hongjo.

LAOTIAN : ກາທັນ Ka thahn, ໝາກທັນ Mahk-thahn (fruit).

LATVIAN : Ķīnas datele, Parastais zizifs, Zizifs.

MALAGASY : Lamotifotsy, Lamoty, Mokonazy, Voandamoty.

MALAY : Angco, Apel india, Bidara, Bidara cina, Futsa, Jujube, Jujuba, Kurma india, Kurma korea, Kurma merah, Kurma tiongkok (Indonesia), Putsa.

MALAYALAM : ബെർ ber, ചൈനീസ് ഡേറ്റ് chinees dettu, ഇലന്ത ilantha, ജുജൂബാ jujubaa, ലന്ത lantha.

MANCHU : ᠰᠣᡵᠣ Soro (Manchuria, Northeast China).

MARATHI : बोर bor.

MONGOLIAN : Ююба yuyuba.

NORWEGIAN : Kinajujube. 

ORIYA : ବର କୋଳି bara koli, ଚାଇନିଜ ଡେଟ chainija dat, ଇଣ୍ଡିଆନ ଡେଟ indian dat, ଜୁଜୁବା jujuba, ଜୁଜୁବି jujubi,, ରେଡ଼ ଡେଟ rada dat.

PASHTO : مرخڼی markhanri, مرخڼی عناب markhanri anab.

PERSIAN :  عناب Anab, عُنّاب Annab, مرخڼی عناب morkhṉye anab, سدر Sidr, تبرخون tabarkhon.

POLISH : Głożyna pospolita. 

PORTUGUESE : Açofeifa, Açofeifeira, Jujuba, Jujubeira, Macieira-da-índia.

ROMANIAN : Curmal chinezesc, Curmalul chinezesc, Măslinul dobrogean, Zizifus (Moldova). 

RUSSIAN :  Зизифус  Zizifus, Зизифус ююба Zizifus zhozhoba, Зизифус обыкновенный Zizifus obyknovennyj, Китайский финик Kitayskiy finik, Ююба китайская  Jujuba kitaiskaia, Унаби настоящий Unabi nastoyashchiy, Уна́би обыкновенная Unábi obyknovennaya, Жожоба Zhozhoba, Жужуба  Zhuzhuba.

SANSKRIT :  बदर  Badara,  दृढबीज (dRDhabIja),  पिच्छलदला  (picchaladalA),  सुफल  Suphala.

SANTALI : ᱡᱟᱹᱱᱩᱢ jạnḍi.

SERBIAN : Чичимак Chichimak, Jујуба, Кинеска урма Kineska urma, Жижула Zhizhula.

SERBO-CROATIAN : Cicindra, Ćićindula, Čičimak, Jujuba, Kineska datulja, Žižola, Žižula.

SHAN : တူၼ်ႈမၢၵ်ႇၶေႃ tūnumāk⸒kʰŏ.

SINHALESE : මසං Masan.

SLOVAKIAN : Jujuba holá. 

SLOVENIAN : Navadni čičimak, Kitajski datelj, Žižola.

SPANISH :  Achifaifa, Achufaifo, Achuchaizo, Annab, Árbol de azufaifo, Azofaifa, Azofaifo, Azofeifo, Azufaifa, Azufaifas, Azufaifo, Azufaifo común, Azufaifo chino, Azufeifo, Chincho, Gínjol, Ginjolero, Jijolero, Jinjol, Jínjol, Jínjolera, Jinjolero, Jinjoles, Jocote coreano, Jujuba, Jujube, Jujuyo, Míspero, Zofaifo. 

SUNDANESE : Bidara.

SWEDISH : Bröstbär, Jujubär, Jujuber, Kinesiska dadlar, Kinesisk jujuber.

TAMIL : சீனா இலந்தை china ilanthai, இலந்தை ilanthai, இரண்டை Irantai.

TELUGU :   రేగు  Regu, గంగారేణు Gangarenu.

THAI : พุทราจีน pú saa jeen (Phutsaa cheen).

TIBETAN : འབྲ་གོ་དམར་པོ། bra go dmar po.

TURKISH :  Hünnap.

UKRAINIAN : Китайський фінік Kytays’kyy finik, Унабі Unabi, Ююба Yuyuba, Жужуба Zhuzhuba, Зизифус звичайний Zyzyfus zvychaynyy.

URDU : بیر ber,  بیر درخت ber darkht.

UZBEK : Chilonjiyda.

VIETNAMESE :  Đại táo, Hồng táo, Táo đen, Táo đỏ, Táo tàu. 



The distinctions between common names for Zizyphus jujuba Mill. and  

Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. are not entirely clear.



Ziziphus jujuba subsp. jujuba (29 synonyms)

Mansana arborea J.F.Gmel., Paliurus lucidus Carrière, Rhamnus circumcissa Russell ex Wall., not validly publ., Rhamnus mauritiana Soy.-Will., Rhamnus soporifera Lour., Ziziphus chinensis Spreng., orth. var., Ziziphus flexuosa Wall., Ziziphus jujuba var. inermis (Bunge) Rehder, Ziziphus melanogona Bojer, Ziziphus natsme Siebold, nom. nud., Ziziphus nitida Roxb.,

Ziziphus officinarum Medik., Ziziphus sativa Gaertn., Ziziphus sativa var. inermis (Bunge) C.K.Schneid., Ziziphus sativa var. lageniformis Nakai, Ziziphus sinensis Lam., Ziziphus soporifera (Lour.) Duhamel, Ziziphus sororia Schult., Ziziphus trinervia Roth, nom. illeg. superfl., Ziziphus vulgaris var. inermis Bunge, Ziziphus vulgaris var. macrocarpa Risso, Ziziphus vulgaris var. oblonga Risso, Ziziphus vulgaris var. praecox Risso 

CHINESE : 大甜枣 Da tian zao, 葫芦枣 Hu lu zao (as var. lageniformis), 无刺枣 Wu ci zao.

ENGLISH : Smooth jujube, Spineless jujube, Sweet-fruited jujube.

FRENCH : Jujube sans épine, Jujube à fruit doux, Calabash jujube (as var. lageniformis).

ITALIAN : Giuggiolo comune.

JAPANESE : ダイソウ  Daisou, 大棗 Daisou, ナツメ  Natsume, なつめ Natsume,  サネブトナツメ Sanebuto-natsume.




Ziziphus jujuba subsp. spinosa (Bunge) J.Y.Peng, X.Y.Li & L.Li

Ziziphus acidojujuba C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu, Ziziphus acidojujuba f. granulata C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu, Ziziphus acidojujuba f. infecunda C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu, Ziziphus acidojujuba f. trachysperma C.Y.Cheng & M.J.Liu, Ziziphus jujuba var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H.F.Chow, Ziziphus sativa var. spinosa (Bunge) C.K.Schneid., Ziziphus spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex F.H.Chen, nom. illeg., Ziziphus vulgaris var. spinosa Bunge 

CHINESE : 角针Jiao zhen, 山枣树 Shan zao shu, 酸枣 Suān zǎo.

ENGLISH : Spiny jujube, Sour-fruited jujube.

FRENCH : Jujube épineux.

JAPANESE : サンソウ Sansou, 酸棗 Sansou, サンソウニン Sansounin, 酸棗仁 Sansounin (seed).

RUSSIAN :    Зизифус настоящий  Zizifus nastoiashchij, Унаби настоящий колючий Unabi nastoyashchiy kolyuchiy.

TAMIL :  இலந்தை Ilantai, இலந்தை பழம் Ilanthai pazham (fruit), இரண்டை Irantai.




Zizyphus jujuba Mill. f. lageniformis (Nakai) Kitag.   ->  Ziziphus jujuba subsp. jujuba 




Zizyphus jujuba Mill. var. lageniformis Nakai  ->  Ziziphus jujuba subsp. jujuba 




Zizyphus jujuba Mill. var. inermis (Bunge) Rehd.  ->  Ziziphus jujuba subsp. jujuba 




Zizyphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex F. H. Chen  ->  Ziziphus jujuba subsp. spinosa(Bunge) J.Y.Peng, X.Y.Li & L.Li 




Ziziphus lotus Blanco ->  Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.





Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. 

SYNONYM(S) : Rhamnus lotus L. 

ARABIC : النبق alnabqa, نبق nabg, زفزوف zafzuf, زيفزوف zifizuf.

ENGLISH : African jujube, Lote fruit, Lotus tree.

FRENCH : Jujubier berbère, Jujubier sauvage.

GERMAN : Wilde Jujube.

PORTUGUESE : Acufeifa-menor.

RUSSIAN : Унаби лотосовый Unabi lotosovyy.

SPANISH : Azufaifo africano, Azufaifo ibérico, Arto, Arto blanco, Espina de Cristo.



Ziziphus lotus subsp. lotus 

Ziziphus lotoidea St.-Lag., orth. var., Ziziphus sylvestris Mill.

ENGLISH : Wild jujube, Wild lotus tree.




Ziziphus lotus subsp. saharae (Batt. & Trab.) Maire

Ziziphus nummularia var. saharae (Batt. & Trab.) A.Chev., Ziziphus saharae Batt. & Trab.

ENGLISH : Saharan range jujube, Saharan range lotus tree.

FRENCH : Jujubier du Sahara.





Ziziphus mairei Dode

CHINESE : 大果枣 Da guo zao.

ENGLISH : Large-fruited Chinese date.




Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.

Sarcomphalus mauritianus (Lam.) Raf., Ziziphus indica Chaz., nom. illeg. superfl.

ARABIC : بيري Beri, بور Bor, نبق الفيل Nabbak el fil. 

BAMBARA :  Ntomono, Ntomoro .

BENGALI : কুল kul (fruit), বরঈ boroi (fruit).

BURMESE :  ဇီးပင် Zee pen, ဇီးသီး Zee thi (fruit), ဇီးထော Zizidaw.

CHINESE : 滇刺棗 Diān cì zǎo, 滇枣 Diān zǎo, 毛葉棗 Máo yè zǎo, 緬棗 Miǎn zǎo, 酸棗 Suān zǎo, 印度棗 Yìndù zǎo, 棗 Zǎo, 棗子 Zǎo zǐ, 棗仔 Zǎo zǐ.

DIOLA : Bu sédem, Tôbôrô.

DJERMA : Darey.

ENGLISH : Indian jujube, Indian plum, Sour jujube, Tropical jujube, Yunnan jujube, Yunnan spiny jujube.

FRENCH : Jujube indien, Jujubier de l'Inde.

GERMAN : Filzblättrige Jujube.

HAUSA :  Magaria.

JAPANESE : インドナツメ Indo natsume.

KHMER : ពុទ្រា Putrea.

LAOTIAN :  ຫມາກທັນ mak than, ທັນ than.

MALAY : Bidara, Dara, Epal siam, Jujub, Widara.

MANDINGUE : Tôbôrô.

MARATHI :  बोर Bor, सौबरी Saubari.

MORÉ : Bagende, Magunuga, Muegunga, Mufniga, Mugulanga.

PERSIAN : Zizafun, Zizfum.

PULAAR : Jaabé, Jaabi. 

RUSSIAN : Унаби мавританский Unabi mavritanskiy.

SANSKRIT :  बदर  Badara, बद्री  Badri,  बद्री फल  Badri phala,   सौवीर   Sauvir.

SINHALESE : දෙබර Debara, එරමිණියා Eraminiya, මහ දෙබර Maha-debara, මසං Masan.

SPANISH : Azufaifo indio.

TAGALOG : Manzanitas.

TAMIL :  எளந்தை Elandhai, இலந்தை Elanthai (ilanthai), இந்திய இலந்தை indiya ilanthai.

இலந்தைப்பழம் Elanthai pazham (fruit), இலந்தை மரம் Elanthai maram (tree).

TELUGU :  రేగు  Regu, గంగారేణు Gangarenu.

THAI : หมากกะทัน màak gà-tan (Northeastern), หมากขอ màak kŏr (Shan), มะตัน má-dtan, มั่งตั่ง mâng dtàng (Karen), มะท้อง má tóng (Karen), พุทรา pút-saa (Central).

SERER : Gic, Ingic, Nged, Ngic,  Ngit.

SWAHILI : Mkunazi.

VIETNAMESE : Cây táo ta, Hắc táo nhân (black kernel), Mác tảo, Quả táo ta (fruit), Táo chua, Táo ta, Táo nhục, Toan táo nhân (sour kernel).

VISAYAN : Mansanitas.

WOLOF : Deem, Dim, Sideem, Sédeem.


The distinctions between common names for Zizyphus jujuba Mill. and  

Ziziphus mauritiana Lam. are not entirely clear.



Ziziphus mauritiana var. fruticosa (Haines) Sebastine & A.N.Henry

Ziziphus jujuba var. fruticosa Haines 

ENGLISH : Bushy Indian jujube..

FRENCH : Jujubier de l’inde buisonneux.


Ziziphus mauritiana var. mauritiana (19 synonyms)

Paliurus mairei H.Lév., Rhamnus jujuba L., Ziziphus hysundrica (Edgew.) Hole, Ziziphus insularis C.Sm., nom. nud., Ziziphus jujuba (L.) Gaertn., nom. illeg., Ziziphus mairei (H.Lév.) Browicz & Lauener, nom. illeg., Ziziphus mauritiana f. pendula V.V.Byalt & Korshunov, Ziziphus muratiana Maire, Ziziphus orthacantha DC., Ziziphus poiretii G.Don, nom. illeg. superfl., Ziziphus rotundata DC., Ziziphus tomentosa Poir. 

Most common names applied to the species could be used here.


Ziziphus mauritiana var. pedunculata Bhandari & Bhansali 

FRENCH : Jujubier de l’inde pédonculé.



Ziziphus mauritiana var. pubescens Bhandari & Bhansali

ENGLISH : Downy Indian jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier de l’inde duveté.



Ziziphus mauritiana var. spontanea (Edgew.) R.R.Stewart ex Qaiser & Nazim.

Ziziphus jujuba var. spontanea Edgew. 

FRENCH : Jujubier de l’inde spontané.



Ziziphus montana W.W. Smith

CHINESE : 山枣 Shan zao.

ENGLISH : Mountain jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier des montagnes.



Ziziphus mucronata Willd.

AFRIKAANS : Blinkblaar-wag-’n-bietjie. 

ARABIC : زيزيفوس موكروناتا zizifus muakirunata.

BAMBARA : Surukuntɔmɔlɔn.

ENGLISH : Buffalo thorn.

FINNISH : Afrikanjujuba.

FULFUDE : Gulum jaabe.

HAUSA : Magaryar kura.

KINYARWANDA : Umuganzacyaro.

PERSIAN : خار گاومیش khar gavmish.

RUSSIAN : Унаби заостренный Unabi zaostrennyy.

WOLOF : Siddeem bukki. 


Ziziphus mucronata subsp. mucronata

Ziziphus adelensis Delile, Ziziphus baclei DC., Ziziphus bubalina Licht. ex Schult., Ziziphus madecassa H.Perrier, Ziziphus mitis A.Rich. 



Ziziphus mucronata subsp. rhodesica R.B.Drumm.

FRENCH : Jujubier de Rhodésie.




Ziziphus nummularia (Burm. f.) Wight & Arn. 

Rhamnus nummularia Burm.f., Rhamnus microphylla Roxb., nom. illeg., Ziziphus microphylla Roxb., Ziziphus nummularia var. glabrescens Bhandari & Bhansali, Ziziphus rotundifolia Lam. 

ENGLISH : Round-leaved jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier à feuilles rondes, Jujubier du Moyen-Orient.

HINDI : Jungli ber.

TAMIL : நரிtயிலந்தை narityilanthai.




Ziziphus obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A. Gray) A. Gray

Condalia lycioides (A.Gray) Weberb., Condalia lycioides var. microphylla Loes., Condalia obtusifolia (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Weberb., Condaliopsis lycioides (A.Gray) Suess., Paliurus texanus Scheele, Rhamnus obtusifolia Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray, Sarcomphalus obtusifolius (Hook. ex Torr. & A.Gray) Hauenschild, Ziziphus lycioides A.Gray 

ENGLISH : Bluewood, Gum-drop tree, Lotebush.

FRENCH : Jujubier à feuilles obtuses.

SPANISH : Árbol de azufaifo de hojas romas.






Ziziphus oenopolia (L.) Mill.

Girtanneria oenopolia (L.) Neck., Hovenia inaequalis DC., Rhamnus oenopolia L., Rhamnus oenoplia L., orth. var., Ziziphus albens Roxb., Ziziphus celtidifolia DC., Ziziphus ferruginea B.Heyne ex Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus latifolia Blanco, nom. illeg., Ziziphus lotus Blanco, sensu auct., Ziziphus oenoplia (L.) Mill, nom. illeg., Ziziphus oenopolia var. fasciculata Bhandari & Bhansali, Ziziphus oenopolia var. pallens Bhandari & Bhansali, Ziziphus oenopolia var. pedicellaris Bhandari & Bhansali, Ziziphus oligantha Merr. & L.M.Perry, Ziziphus pallens Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus pedicellala Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus rufula Miq., Ziziphus scandens Roxb., nom. nud.

BENGALI : শিয়াকুল shiakul.

BURMESE : ဘောင်းဘီ baung be, တောဇီးနွယ် tawzinwè (taw zeen way, taw zi nwe).

CHINESE : 小果枣 Xiao guo zao.

ENGLISH : Jackal jujube, Oblique-leaved jujube, Small-fruited jujube, Wild jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier à petits fruits.

GERMAN : Kleine Jujube.

GUJARATI : બોરડીનો વેલો bordino velo, એરમડી eramdi.

HINDI : Izhanthai , कोकल बेर kokal ber, Makai, मकोह makoh, मकोए makoy, सियाल कांटा siyal kanta.

KANNADA : ಬರಿಗೆ barige, ಕಣೆರಿ ಗಿಡ kaneri gida, ಪುರಗಿ puragi, ಸೊಂಡಿಲ ಗಿಡ sondila gida, ಸುರಿ ಮುಳ್ಳು suri mullu.

KONKANI : बुर्गी burgi, ಕಣೇರೀ ಝಾಡ kaneri jhaad.

LAOTIAN : ໝາກເລັບແມວ mak lep maeo (fruit), ໜາມເລັບແມວ nam lep maeo.

MADURESE : Jhâribu'.

MALAY : Bidara letek (Indonesia).

MALAYALAM : ചെറിയലന്ത cheriyalantha, ചെറുതുടലി cheruthudali, ചൂരിമുള്ള് churimullu.

MARATHI : बुरेगी buregi, मांसतोडी maastodi, येरूणी yeruni.

NEPALESE : औले बयर aule bayar, बोक्सी बयर boksee bayar.

ORIYA : ବରକୋଳି barakoli, କାନକୋଳି kaanakoli, କଣ୍ଟାକୋଳି kantakoli, କଣ୍ଟେଇକୋଳି kanteikoli.

RAJASTHANI : मकोह makoh.

SANSKRIT : बहुकण्टक bahukantaka, कर्कन्धू karkandhu, सृगालकोलि srgalakoli.

SINHALESE :  හීන් එරමිණියා Heen eraminiya.

TAMIL : ஆம்புலம் Ampulam, சூரை Choorai (churai, curai), சூரை முள் Chooraimullu (Churai mullu), சூரல் cural, Kottei, Perilantai, Shingai, சூரை Soorai, சூரை முள் Soorai mullu, சூரல் Sooral, சூரல் இலை sooral ilai (leaf), சூரல் காய் sooral kaai (fruit), சூரல் பூ sooral poo (flower), சூரல் முள்-புதர் sooral mul-puthar, தாய்லாந்து இலந்தை thailand ilanthai, உருவை uruvai.

TELUGU : బంక banka, పరిక కంప parika kampa, పరికి pariki.

URDU : مکوه makoh, مکوئي makoy, سيال کانٿا siyal kanta.

VIETNAMESE : Awaiting feedback.


 


 

Ziziphus oenopolia var. brunoniana (C.B.Clarke ex Brandis) Tardieu

THAI : เล็บเหยี่ยว lép-yìieow (Central), หมากเล็บแมว màak lép maew (North-eastern), หนามเล็บแมว năam-lép-maew.



Ziziphus oenopolia var. oenoplia

THAI : ตาฉู่แม dtaa chòo-mae, ไลซูมี lai-soo mee (Karen-Chiang Mai), เล็บเยี่ยว lép yîieow (Central), เล็ดเยี่ยว lét yîieow, มะตันขอ má dtan kŏr, หมากหนาม màak năam (Northern), หนามเล็บเหยี่ยว năam lép-yìieow, พุทราขอ pú saa kŏr, ยิบยิ้ว yíp yíw (Peninsular).





Ziziphus pubinervis Rehder

Strychnos esquirolii H.Lév. 

CHINESE : 毛脉枣 Mao mai zao, 毛脉野枣 Mao mai ye zao.



Ziziphus rivularis Codd 

AFRIKAANS : Rivierblinkblaar, Vals-wag-’n-bietjie, Valswag-'n-bietjie.

ENGLISH : False buffalo-thorn, River buffalo thorn, River jujube, Riverside jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier riverain.

RUSSIAN : Унаби приречный Unaby pryrechnyy.

VENDA : Mukhalu-vhufa, Mulalantsa.




Ziziphus rugosa Lam.

SYNONYM(S) : Ziziphus glabra Roxb.

BURMESE : မက်ကောက် metkauk, မြောက်ဆီး myauksiဆီးတလိုင်း sidalaing, ဆီးခါးနောက် siganauk, တောဆီး tawsi, သမန်ကော thaman-gaw.

CHINESE : 皱枣 Zhou zao.

ENGLISH : Wrinkled jujube, Wild jujube, Zunna berry (India).

FRENCH : Jujube ridé.

HINDI : चूरना Churna, Suran.

NEPALESE : गमराइ Gamaraai, हर्याय बयर Haryaaya bayar, काँटा बयर Kaantaa bayar.

SINHALESE : මහ එරමිණියා Maha eraminiya.

TAMIL : காட்டிலந்தை kaattilanthai.




Ziziphus rugosa  var. glabrescens Prain

No data



Ziziphus rugosa  var. harmandii Pierre

No data



Ziziphus rugosa  var. indoglabrescens Karthik. & V.S.Kumar

Ziziphus rugosa var. glabrescens Bhandari & Bhansali, nom. illeg. 

No data





Ziziphus rugosa  var. rugosa

Rhamnus glabrata B.Heyne, Ziziphus buraea Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus glabra Roxb., Ziziphus latifolia Roxb., Ziziphus obliqua Roth, Ziziphus paniculata Roth, Ziziphus roxburghiana Voigt, Ziziphus rugosa var. glabra Bhandari & Bhansali, Ziziphus tomentosa Roxb., nom. illeg. 

THAI : กุยฉ่องซู gui chòng-soo (Karen-Mae Hong Son), หมากคอก màak kôk (Shan-Mae Hong Son), มะควัด ma khwat (Northern), อ้อยช้าง oi chang.



Ziziphus rugosa  var. siamensis Craib

ENGLISH : Thai wild jujube.

THAI :  มะโฮ้ ma-ho (Shan-Chiang Mai).



Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Girtanneria spina-christi (L.) Neck., Rhamnus spina-christi L., Ziziphus napeca Lam., nom. illeg. superfl.

ARABIC :  النبق alnabq, السدر alsudr, , أو سدر ‘aw nabq, أردج ‘ardij (ardeg, UAE), نبق sadr.

BAMBARA : Bantɔmɔlɔn. 

DANISH : Tornet jujube.

ENGLISH : Christ Thorn, Christ’s Thorn, Syrian Christ Thorn, Christ-thorn jujube, Jujube, Crown of thorns tree.

FRENCH : Épine du Christ, Jujubier épine du Christ, Jujubier de Palestine.

FULFULDE : Kurnaahi. 

GERMAN : Sidarbaum, Syrische Christusdorn, Syrischer Christusdorn.

HEBREW : שֵׁיזָף מָצוּי sheizaf matzuy.

MALAGASY : Tsinefo. 

PERSIAN : کنار درخت konar darkht (tree).

POLISH : Głożyna cierń Chrystusa.

RUSSIAN : Унаби Христовы тернии Unabi Khristovy ternii.

SOMALI : Nibis.

SPANISH : Espina santa, Azufaifo de la espina de Cristo.

TACHELHIT : ⴰⵣⴳⴳⵯⵓⵔⵯ Azggʷur.

URDU : زفزوف zafzof (zefzoof).





Ziziphus spina-christi var. aucheri (Boiss.) Qaiser & Nazim.

Ziziphus aucheri Boiss. 

No data


Ziziphus spina-christi var. spina-christi

Rhamnus divaricata Forssk., Rhamnus heterogenea Burm.f., Rhamnus napeca Forssk., sensu auct., Rhamnus recta Forssk., Ziziphus africana Mill., Ziziphus amphibia A.Chev., Ziziphus heterogenea Poir., Ziziphus iroensis A.Chev., nom. nud., Ziziphus sphaerocarpa Tul., Ziziphus spina-christi var. inermis DC., Ziziphus spina-christi var. longipes Engl., Ziziphus spina-christi var. microphylla Hochst. ex A.Rich., Ziziphus spina-christi var. mitissima Chiov. 

No data




Ziziphus trinervia Roxb. ->  Ziziphus glabrata (B.Heyne ex Schult.) B.Heyne ex Wight & Arn.



Ziziphus trinervia Roth ->  Ziziphus jujuba subsp. jujuba





Ziziphus trinervia (Cav.) Poir.

SYNONYM(S) : Rhamnus trinervis Cav.

CHINESE : 三脉枣 Sān mài zǎo.

ENGLISH : Three-veined jujube.

ILOCANO : Deklap, Laba-laba.

TAGALOG : Duklap. 




Ziziphus truncata Blatt. & Hallb.

ENGLISH : Rajasthani jujube.

FRENCH : Jujubier du Rajasthan.

TAMIL : இராஜஸ்தான் இலந்தை iraajasthaan ilanthai.






Ziziphus williamii Bhandari & Bhansali

ENGLISH : William’s ziziphus.

TAMIL : சூரத்து இலந்தை sooraththu ilanthai.




Ziziphus xylopyrus (Retz.) Willd.

Rhamnus rotundifolia Pers., Rhamnus xylopyrus Retz., Ziziphus caracutta Buch.-Ham. ex Roxb., Ziziphus cuneata Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus elliptica Roxb., Ziziphus glaberrima (Sedgw.) Santapau, Ziziphus heterogenea Russell ex Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus orbicularis Schult., Ziziphus rotundifolia Roth, nom. illeg., Ziziphus ruminata Buch.-Ham. ex Wall., not validly publ., Ziziphus xylopyrus var. glaberrima Sedgw. 

TAMIL : கொட்டை இலந்தை kottai ilanthai.