Christ’s Thorn, Ziziphus spina-christi

Photo: Carel de Haseth

Classification

Rhamnaceae [family]
Ziziphus [genus] (3)
spina-christi [species]

Classification

Rhamnaceae [family]
Ziziphus [genus] (3)
spina-christi [species]

Presence

Recorded on
  • Aruba
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  • Bonaire
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  • Curaçao
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    Presence status
  • Introduced (2) - Aruba
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  • Introduced (2) - Bonaire
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  • Introduced (2) - Curaçao
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    Natural distribution
  • Asia
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  • Africa
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    Distribution description Native to western Asia and northern Africa.
    Notes on presence status Introduced in 1885 from Palestine into Curaçao and naturalized.

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