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Derivation of specific name

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abyssinica: of Abyssinia (Ethiopia)
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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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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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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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Insects whose larvae eat this plant species

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Tarucus sybaris sybaris (Dotted blue)
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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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Worldwide distribution

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From Senegal to Ethiopia, southwards to Angola, Zambia, Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
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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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Ziziphus abyssinica

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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.

Description

Ziziphus abyssinica has distinct pairs of one hooked and one straight thorn, similar to the related southern African Ziziphus mucronata.

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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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