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Ziziphus lotus

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{{Taxobox | color = lightgreen | name = ''Ziziphus lotus'' | regnum = Plantae | divisio = Flowering plant Magnoliophyta | classis = Magnoliopsida | ordo = Rosales | familia = Rhamnaceae | genus = ''Ziziphus'' | species = '''''Z. lotus''''' | binomial = ''Ziziphus lotus'' | binomial_authority = (Carolus Linnaeus L.) Jean-Baptiste Lamarck Lam. }} '''''Ziziphus lotus''''' is a deciduous shrub in the buckthorn Family (biology) family Rhamnaceae, native to the Mediterranean region. It can reach a height of 2-5 m, with shiny green leaves about 5 cm long. The fruit is a globose dark yellow drupe 1-1.5 cm diameter. It is closely related to the Jujube (''Z. zizyphus''), and is often regarded (without hard evidence) as the Lotus tree of Greek mythology. Category:Rosales