Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. is a plant in the Rhamnaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

Photo of Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. (Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam.)
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Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam.

Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam.

Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. is a shrub with shiny green leaves and small edible dark yellow round drupes.

Family
Genus
Ziziphus
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam.

Ziziphus lotus (L.) Lam. is a plant that can grow to a height of 2 to 5 metres (6.6 to 16.4 ft). It has shiny green leaves that are roughly 5 cm long. Its edible fruit is a globose dark yellow drupe, with a diameter between 1 and 1.5 cm.

Photo: (c) Juan Valentín, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Juan Valentín · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rhamnaceae Ziziphus

More from Rhamnaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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