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Ziziphus zeyheriana

Common names: dwarf buffalo-thorn, small buffalo-thorn (Eng.); klein-wag-'n-bietjie, haakdoringbossie, haakdorinkie, haakbessie, toon-wag-'n-bietjie, wag-'n-bietjie

Family: Rhamnaceae

... Geoff Nichols for providing the images for this article. Ziziphus zeyheriana is a small shrub that grows up to 600 mm ... and very cold in winter, with frequent frost. Therefore, Ziziphus zeyheriana is frost-tolerant, drought-tolerant and ... nectar that attracts bees during the flowering season . Ziziphus zeyheriana is usually found on termite mounds, the ...

26 / 07 / 2021 | Thamsanqa Msweli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Ziziphus rivularis (Photo Geoff NIchols)

Common names: false buffalo-thorn, river buffalo thorn, river jujube (Eng.); rivierblinkblaar, vals-wag-’n-bietjie (Afr.); mukhalu-vhufa, mulalantsa (Tshivenda)

Family: Rhamnaceae

... Velembo Kirstenbosch National Botanical Garden July 2019 Ziziphus rivularis is a fast-growing, small tree or large ... up to 3 seeds, in late summer, from January to May. Ziziphus rivularis commonly occurs in bushveld, along stream ... Africa, as it is also found in Mozambique. Most species of Ziziphus are distributed in the warm-temperate and ...

08 / 07 / 2019 | Sisanda Alakhe Velembo-Mhlauli | Kirstenbosch NBG

Common names: buffalo thorn (Eng.); blinkblaar-wag-'n-bietjie (Afr.); umphafa, umlahlankosi, isilahla (isiZulu); umphafa (isiXhosa); umlahlabantu (Swazi); mokgalo (

Family: Rhamnaceae

... Nombulelo Mazibuko Kwazulu-Natal Herbarium April 2007 Ziziphus mucronata is a small to medium-sized tree, 3-10(-20) ... from South Africa northwards to Ethiopia and Arabia. Ziziphus mucronata grows in areas dominated by thorny ... the presence of underground water. Although the fruit of Ziziphus mucronata cannot be counted as very tasty, the tree ...

23 / 04 / 2007 | N Mazibuko | KwaZulu-Natal Herbarium

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Ziziphus mucronata