Ziziphus hamur
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What to Eat
The fruit are eaten as a dessert fruit.
Where to Find It
Fruit,
How to Identify
A spiny deciduous shrub in the Rhamnaceae family, growing 1–3 m high with persistent year-round growth.
Other Information
Rhamnaceae
Notes
A shrub. It grows 1-3 m high. It keeps growing from year to year. It loses its leaves during the year. It is spiny.
Names & Synonyms
Haamud, Hamud, Xamur, Xamuudh
References (4)
- Lulekal, E., et al, 2011, Wild edible plants in Ethiopia: a review on their potential to combat food insecurity. Afrika Focus - Vol. 24, No 2. pp 71-121
- Omer, M., 2011, Diversity of Woody Species, Local Knowledge and Management Practices in Different Land Use Systems of Awbare Wereda, Jig-Jiga Zone of Somali Region, Ethiopia. M. Sc. thesis Addis Abba University p 47
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 10th June 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
