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[[File:Ziziphus nummularia2.jpg|thumb|right|''Ziziphus nummularia'', ''Balakapriya'']]
'''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.
== Description ==
*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''' - Jhar Beri झड बेर
== References ==
