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Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Synonyms

Girtanneria spina-christi, Rhamnus divaricata, Rhamnus nabeca, Rhamnus recta, Rhamnus spina-christi, Ziziphus africana, Ziziphus heterogenea, Ziziphus iroensis, Ziziphus napeca, Ziziphus sonorensis, Ziziphus sphaerocarpa, Ziziphus spinosa

Common names

Areen, Christ's Thorn Jujube, Sidra tree

Extract from Wikipedia article

Ziziphus spina-christi, the Christ's Thorn Jujube, is an evergreen tree native to northern and tropical Africa and southern and Western Asia. It grows in Israel in valleys up to an elevation of 500m.[+]

Frightened calico cat sitting on sidra tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) near Central Fish Market, Abu Hamour area. Doha, Qatar, March 8, 2013
Haloul St, Doha, Qatar

Large sidra tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) on Al Khattabi Street, Al Doha Al Jadeeda area. Doha, Qatar, June 1, 2013
Al Khattabi Street, Doha, Qatar

Sidra tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) with apple like fruits at Sikkat Al Hanan, Najma area. Doha, Qatar, June 7, 2013
Al Khalidiya Street, Doha, Qatar

Fruits of Christ's Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) collected near Dareen Tower in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, February 1, 2014

Flowers of Christ's Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) collected near Dareen Tower in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, February 1, 2014
Majlis Al Taawon Street, Doha, Qatar

Close up of a flower of Christ's Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) collected near Dareen Tower in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, February 1, 2014
Majlis Al Taawon Street, Doha, Qatar

Sword Roundabout with sidra trees (Ziziphus spina-christi) from Al Nada Street in Al Doha Al Jadeeda area. Doha, Qatar, March 21, 2014
Al Nada Street, Doha, Qatar

Fallen fruits (Kanar) of Christ's Thorn Jujube (sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
Salwa Road, Qatar

Fruits (Kanar) of Christ's Thorn Jujube (sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) in Irkhaya Farms. South-western Qatar, March 29, 2014
Salwa Road, Qatar

Flowers of Christ's Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) on Al Sham Street in area of West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2014
Al Sham Street, Doha, Qatar

Twig with flowers of Christ's Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) taken from Al Sham Street in area of West Bay. Doha, Qatar, April 17, 2014
Al Sham Street, Doha, Qatar

Shoot of Christ's Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) on Al Istiqlal Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, May 5, 2014
Al Sham Street, Doha, Qatar

Thorn Jujube (Sidra tree, Ziziphus spina-christi) near Al Sham Street in West Bay. Doha, Qatar, October 20, 2014
Al Istiqlal Street, Doha, Qatar

Sidra tree (Ziziphus spina-christi) with fruits on Green Circles (center-pivot irrigation) in Irkhaya (Irkaya) Farms. South-western Qatar, March 5, 2016
Unnamed Road, Qatar

Links

• Flora of Qatar.
• Unknown plants or plants without names.
• Duplicate and extra pictures of plants.
• Earlier version of collection of plants.
• Other collections of pictures from Qatar: Lizards of Qatar, Cats of Qatar, Camels of Qatar, and Fish of Qatar.
• Picture archives.
• Home page of A. Sergeev.

Outside links

• Ziziphus spina-christi, Wikipedia article
• Ziziphus spina-christi from www.catalogueoflife.org
• Ekhlas M. M. Abdel Bary, The Flora of Qatar, Volume I: The Dicotyledons. Doha 2012
• Flora of Qatar, Volume II: The Monocotyledons
• Illustrated Checklist of the Flora of Qatar. John Norton et al. 2009
• Qatar eNature. Flora
• Ali Al-Rawi, Flowering plants of Kuwait, 1985
• Plants of Kuwait
• Flora of Saudi Arabia, Al-Qassim Region
• Flora of Eastern Saudi Arabia by Rain and Dust at Flickr
• Plants of South-Western Morocco
• Pictures from Qatar (Flickr/cpmkutty)
• Arabian plants by Gary Brown
• Flora of Israel

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Acknowledgements

QNHG (Qatar Natural History Group) and associated people, for a possibility to participate in their field excursions and to learn about local nature.