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Ziziphus hamur

Engl. & Diels

Description

A spiny deciduous shrub in the Rhamnaceae family, growing 1–3 m high with persistent year-round growth.

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Edible Uses

The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit.

Traditional Uses

The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit.

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Where It Grows

Fruit,

Other Information

Rhamnaceae

Notes

A shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. It keeps growing from year to year. It loses its leaves during the year. It is spiny.

Also Known As

Haamud, Hamud, Xamur, Xamuudh

References (4)

  • Lulekal, E., et al, 2011, Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity. Afrika Focus - Vol. 24, No 2. pp 71-121
  • Omer, M., 2011, Diversity of Woody Species, Local Knowledge and Management Practices in Different Land Use Systems of Awbare Wereda, Jig-Jiga Zone of Somali Region, Ethiopia. M. Sc. thesis Addis Abba University p 47
  • Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 10th June 2011]
  • World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

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