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Christ's thorn jujube
Ziziphus spina-christi
Ziziphus spina-christi, known as the Christ's thorn jujube, is an evergreen tree or plant native to northern and tropical Africa, Southern and Western Asia. It is native to the countries Chad, Djibouti, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Nigeria, Pakistan, Senegal, Somalia, Tunisia, Turkey and Zimbabwe.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 322319.