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Ziziphus abyssinica | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rhamnaceae |
Genus: | Ziziphus |
Species: | Z. abyssinica
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Binomial name | |
Ziziphus abyssinica Hochst. ex A. Rich
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Ziziphus abyssinica is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. [1]
It is endemic to dryer habitats across tropical Africa, south of the Sahel and north of the southern African deserts. [2]
Ziziphus abyssinica has distinct pairs of one hooked and one straight thorn, similar to the related southern African Ziziphus mucronata.