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. The fruit is …

Aug 13, 2024 · Nestled in the heart of the Zambezi Valley, the Masau fruit thrives in the warm, dry climate of Zimbabwe. Known for its resilience and rich flavour, this small, oval-shaped fruit has …

Shrub or small to medium-sized tree, armed with distinct opposite pairs of hooked and near-straight spines. Leaves elliptic to broadly elliptic, hairless above, densely whitish tomentose …

In India, Z. mauritiana trees are a host for the lac insects, Kerria lacca, which are found on the leaves and make an orange-red resinous substance. The purified resin makes the high-quality …

The masau is a tropical fruit tree species. Though not indigenous, it has widely naturalised in southern Africa and is found throughout Zimbabwe. Indian jujube is commonly found along …

Indian Jujube, also known as Ber or Ziziphus Mauritiana Lam., is a fruit-bearing tree endemic to South Asia, including India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The tree belongs to the...

The masau (Ziziphus mauritiana) tree occurs in arid and semi-arid regions in the world. Its fruit is one of the most commonly utilized wild fruits in Zimbabwe. A significant rural population in arid …

Jun 19, 2008 · The study focuses on the traditional processing methods of masau fruits (Ziziphus mauritiana) in Zimbabwe, highlighting the socio-economic importance of the masau tree in …

The Z. mauritiana tree (Figure 1) is a medium sized thorny tree that has a rapidly developing taproot, a necessary adaptation to drought conditions (Fact, 1998). It occurs in arid and semi …

Masau is a wild fruit that grows in abundance in the Zambezi Valley in Northern and Eastern Zimbabwe.The masau originates in India and arrived in Zimbabwe via Arab traders plying the …