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Ziziphus
oenoplia (L.) Mill.
Synonym : Rhamnus oenoplia L.
Family
: Rhamnaceae
Local Names
: Cheriyalantha,
Cheruthudali, Thodalli, Jackal jujube
Flowering
and fruiting period:
November – March
Distribution: Tropical Asia and Australia. Throughout the
hotter parts of India
Habitat: Moist and dry deciduous forests, also in the
plains
IUCN
status:
Data Deficient
Endemic: No
Uses: The roots are astringent bitter,
anthelmintic, digestive and antiseptic. They are useful in hyperacidity,
ascaris infection, stomachalgia and healing of wounds.
Key
Characters:
Scandent shrubs, thorns many. Leaves
simple, alternate, ovate. Flowers shortly pedicelled, 6-20 in axillary
clusters. Sepals triangular, hispid outside. Petals clawed, concave, greenish
yellow; disk flat, glabrous. Drupe, globose, black.
