Chinese Dates

Ziziphus jujuba Mill. is a species in the genus Ziziphus of the Rhamnaceae family. It is commonly known as Chinese Dates or red date. The plant is native to eastern Asia but has been widely cultivated across regions including HR, CK, Belgium, France, The Netherlands, Great Britain, CY, IT, TD, GR, Baleares, Bulgaria, Corse (Corsica), Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Sardegna (Sardinia), Malta, Sicilia, and Spain. The fruit of Z. jujuba is consumed in various forms, including fresh, dried, and candied. The name was typified by Kirkbride and others in a proposal to conserve Ziziphus jujuba against the otherwise correct but less used name Ziziphus zizyphus (L.) H. Karst. The species is often mistaken for Ziziphus mauritiana, the Indian jujube.