Ziziphus mucronata

Ziziphus mucronata

Native to:
Angola | Benin | Botswana | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Caprivi Strip | Central African Republic | Chad | Djibouti | DR Congo | Eritrea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gambia | Guinea | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mauritania | Mozambique | Namibia | Niger | Nigeria | Rwanda | Saudi Arabia | Senegal | Somalia | South Africa | Sudan-South Sudan | Tanzania | Togo | Uganda | Yemen | Zambia | Zimbabwe

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Taxonomy

Division:
Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
Family:
Rhamnaceae
Genus:
Ziziphus
Species:
Ziziphus mucronata

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:
Tree , Shrub
Height:
1500 cm
Drought Tolerance:
High
Bloom Months:
oct,nov,dec
Bloom Colors:
yellow

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:
birds, mammals

Source: deepseek-v4-flash

Propagation & Germination

Scarification:
Seed coat scarification required before sowing
Germination Time:
30–90 days
Notes:
Seeds require scarification (nicking or hot water treatment) to break physical dormancy.

Source: deepseek-v4-flash