The species varies widely in height, from a bushy shrub 1.5 to 2 m tall, to a tree 10 to 12 m tall with a trunk diameter of about 30 cm. Ziziphus mauritiana is a medium-sized tree that grows vigorously and has a rapidly developing taproot, a necessary adaptation to drought conditions. †Percentages are roughly approximated using US recommendations for adults. It is a fast-growing tree with a medium lifespan, that can quickly reach up to 10–40 ft (3 to 12 m) tall. While the Rhamnaceae family are considered nitrogen fixing trees, Ziziphus mauritiana can form dense stands and become invasive in some areas, including Fiji and Australia, and has become a serious environmental weed in Northern Australia. It is now widely naturalised throughout the Old World tropics from Southern Africa through the Middle East to the Indian Subcontinent and China, Indomalaya, and into Australasia and the Pacific Islands.
The species is believed to have originated in Indo-Malaysian region of South and South-East Asia.
#Kasi regi pandu in english skin#
The fruit's skin is smooth, glossy, thin but tight.
When slightly underipe, this fruit is a bit juicy and has a pleasant aroma. It can be oval, obovate, oblong or round, and can be 1-2.5 in (2.5-6.25 cm) long, depending on the variety. Ziziphus mauritiana is a spiny, evergreen shrub or small tree up to 15 m high, with trunk 40 cm or more in diameter spreading crown stipular spines and many drooping branches. It is often confused with the closely related Chinese jujube ( Z. Ziziphus mauritiana, also known as Indian jujube, Indian plum, Chinese date, Chinee apple, ber, beri and dunks is a tropical fruit tree species belonging to the family Rhamnaceae.
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