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[[File:Ziziphus nummularia2.jpg|thumb|right|''Ziziphus nummularia'', ''Balakapriya'']] | [[File:Ziziphus nummularia2.jpg|thumb|right|''Ziziphus nummularia'', ''Balakapriya'']] | ||
| − | '''Balakapriya or Ziziphus nummularia''', | + | '''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. | + | *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''' - | + | * '''Hindi''' - झड बेर |
== References == | == References == | ||
Revision as of 17:40, 15 June 2017
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
