| Ziziphus angustifolia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ziziphus |
| Species: | Z. angustifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Ziziphus angustifolia | |
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Ziziphus angustifolia is a tree in the family Rhamnaceae. The specific epithet angustifolia means 'narrow leaves'. [3]
Ziziphus angustifolia grows up to 30 m (100 ft) tall, with a trunk diameter of up to 40 cm (16 in). It has buttresses up to 1 m (3 ft) high and extending out to 1.5 m (5 ft). The grey-brown bark has lenticels . The leaves are ovate to elliptic and measure up to 20 cm (8 in) long. The inflorescences , in cymes , feature yellow to green flowers. [3]
Ziziphus angustifolia is native to an area from Myanmar and the Philippines in the north, south to Java and east to the Solomon Islands. [2] Its habitat is in dipterocarp forests to elevations of 600 m (2,000 ft). [3]
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