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'''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia''', also called Jharber (Hindi: झड बेर), is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Common names are '''Mulluhannu, Bhu-kartaka,  Zariab''',<ref name="common names"/> etc.
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'''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia''', is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Common names are '''Mulluhannu, Bhu-kartaka,  Zariab''',<ref name="common names"/> etc.
  
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
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*The fruit is either eaten fresh, pickled, dried or made into confectionery. The juice can be made into a refreshing drink.  
 
*The fruit is either eaten fresh, pickled, dried or made into confectionery. The juice can be made into a refreshing drink.  
 
*The leaves of Z. nummularia provide excellent fodder for livestock.
 
*The leaves of Z. nummularia provide excellent fodder for livestock.
*Z. nummularia shrubs are often intercropped with millet, legumes and oil seeds.
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*Z. nummularia shrubs are often intercropped with [[Pennisetum glaucum]] (millet), legumes and oil seeds.
  
 
==Common name==
 
==Common name==
  
 
* '''Kannada''' - ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹಣ್ಣು  
 
* '''Kannada''' - ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹಣ್ಣು  
* '''Hindi''' - Jhar Beri
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* '''Hindi''' - झड बेर
  
 
== References ==
 
== References ==

Revision as of 17:40, 15 June 2017

Ziziphus nummularia, Balakapriya

Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia, is a species of Ziziphus native to the Thar Desert of western India and southeastern Pakistan and south Iran. Common names are Mulluhannu, Bhu-kartaka, Zariab,[1] etc.

Description

Ziziphus nummularia is a shrub up to 2 metres (6.6 ft) high, branching to form a thicket. The leaves are rounded like those of Ziziphus zizyphus but differ from these in having a pubescence on the adaxial surface. The plant is commonly found in agricultural fields.

Uses

  • Dried fruit used medicinally as astringent in bilious affliction in India.
  • The leaves are used to treat scabies and other skin diseases.
  • The fruit is either eaten fresh, pickled, dried or made into confectionery. The juice can be made into a refreshing drink.
  • The leaves of Z. nummularia provide excellent fodder for livestock.
  • Z. nummularia shrubs are often intercropped with Pennisetum glaucum (millet), legumes and oil seeds.

Common name

  • Kannada - ಮುಳ್ಳು ಹಣ್ಣು
  • Hindi - झड बेर

References

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