Derivation of specific name
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abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137640
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Description
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Shrub or small tree, armed with distinct opposite pairs of hooked and near-straight spines. Leaves ovate, tomentose beneath, markedly asymmetric at the base, 3-5-veined from the base, the veins impressed above; margin finely toothed. Flowers in dense axillary clusters, small, yellowish. Fruit a spherical drupe c. 3 cm, shiny red or reddish-brown when ripe, edible.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137640
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Insects whose larvae eat this plant species
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Tarucus sybaris sybaris (Dotted blue)
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137640
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Worldwide distribution
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From Senegal to Ethiopia, southwards to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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- Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings
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- Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. and Ballings, P. (2002-2014). Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich. Flora of Zimbabwe website. Accessed 28 August 2014 at http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=137640
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- Mark Hyde
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- Bart Wursten
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- Petra Ballings
Ziziphus abyssinica: Brief Summary
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Ziziphus abyssinica is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae.
It is endemic to dryer habitats across tropical Africa, south of the Sahel and north of the southern African deserts.
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