Ziziphus singhii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Unieurosida Ordo: Rosales

Familia: Rhamnaceae
Subfamilia: Ziziphoideae
Tribus: Paliureae
Genus: Ziziphus
Species: †Ziziphus singhii

Name

†Ziziphus singhii R.K.Saxena & Doweld, Palaeobotanist 75(1): 81 (2026)

Synonyms

• Replaced synonym
• Ziziphus indica T.Singh & U.Prakash, Geophytology 10(1–2): 104, pl. 1, fig. 1 (smaller leaf on the left side) (1980) (“indicus”) nom. illeg.

non Ziziphus indica Chazelles, Suppl. Dict. Jardiniers 2: 728 (1790) nom. illeg.

Type locality

• Lower Siwalik (Middle–Late Miocene) [Dafla Formation]; about 5 km north of Pasighat, Siang district, Arunachal Pradesh, India.

Type material

• Holotype: WIF/A78, pl. 1, fig. 1
  • Repository: Museum of the Wadia Institute of Himalayan Geology, Dehradun, India.

References

Primary references

• Saxena, R.K. & Doweld, A.B. 2026. Ziziphus singhii nom. nov.: a replacement name for Ziziphus indica T. Singh & U. Prakash 1980 non Chazelles 1790. Palaeobotanist 75(1): 81. DOI: 10.1177/29790867261461895 Reference page.