Ziziphus lotus L.

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Jujubier

Biosystematics

Kingdom
Plantae
Branch
Phanérogames
Subphylum
Angiospermes
Class
Magnoliopsida
Subclass
Rosidae
Order
Rhamnales
General shape
Shrub
Life cycle and type
Perennial
Specie parts
Écorce
Use
Médicinale
Description
En 1790, le botaniste René Desfontaines (à qui la plante doit son nom botanique) démontra sur un faisceau d'indices que le lotos ancien était cette unique jujube méditerranéenne,
Family
Rhamnaceae
Sub-family
Genus
Ziziphus
Arabic name
السدر
Morphologie

Morphology


  • Visible fruit/seeds
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Known allelopath
  • Natural regeneration capacity
  • Remarkable flower
Max height at maturity
200 cm
Lifespan
1200 Month
C:N ratio (Fertility)
High
Foliage type
Evergreen
Leaf porosity Summer
High
Leaf porosity Winter
Low
Foliage texture
Dense
Growth rate
Medium
Root system depth
Superficial
Active growth period
Spring Summer
Biologie

Biology


  • Fruit/seed persistence
  • Fruit/seed abundance
  • Tendency to conserve
Duration of seed dispersal
30 Day
Water content
25 %
  • Beginning of fruit/seed period 2023-03-01
  • End of fruit/seed period 2023-04-30
Maturation
Summer Autumn
Flowering period
Reproduction
Sexual and vegetative
Seed dispersal unit
Fruit (Drupe)
Type of release
Zoochory
Dispersal area
Medium
Pollinators
Shade tolerance
Low
Grazing tolerance
High
CaCO3 tolerance
High
Seed longevity (germination power)
espece.longue
Multiplication

Multiplication


  • Seed dormancy
  • Commercial availability of seeds
  • Light effect
  • Reforestation potential
Weight of 1000 seeds
0.9 Kg
Seed impurity
52 %
Latency period
1 Days
Germination rate
80 %
Germination speed
2 Days
Average germination time (DMG)
5 Days
Optimal temperature for germination
28
Plant density
450 Ha