Ziziphus spina-christi
Bahrain, Cyprus (E-Cyprus), Egypt (Desert Oases, Eastern Desert, Great Southwestern Desert, NE-Egypt, Nile Delta, Nile Valley, NW-coastal Egypt, SE-Egypt), Iran (EC-Iran, S-Iran, W-Iran), Iraq (NW-Iraq, SE-Iraq: Mesopotamia, S-Iraq), Israel (coastal W-Israel, Rift Valley, Negev Desert, N-Israel), Jordania (S-Jordania, W-Jordania), Kuwait, Lebanon (coastal W-Lebanon), Oman (Dhofar, Mascat & Oman), Saudi Arabia (C-Saudi Arabia, Dahana, NE-Saudi Arabia, N-Saudi Arabia, Nafud Desert, Rub al Khali, Asir, Nejd Desert, Hejaz), Sinai peninsula (C-Sinai, N-Sinai, S-Sinai), Syria (coastal W-Syria, C-Syrian Desert), United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Yemen (Aden Desert, coastal Hadhramaut, Inner Hadhramaut, N-Inner Yemen, SW-Yemen, Tihama, W-Yemen), Afghanistan (Laghman, Nangarhar), Libya (I), Algeria (I), Tunisia (c), South Africa (I), Socotra, Mauritania, Senegal, Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Chad, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Sudan, Ethiopia, Eritrea, Somalia, Kenya, Benin, Nigeria, Madagascar, Comoros (I), Aruba (I), Bonaire (I), Curacao (I), Mexico (I) 23967 0
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"Meikle (1977) mentions that according to Kotschy there is a small wood of old trees between Salamis and Agios Varnavas seen in 1862. Investigations during 2003 failed to locate a single tree. Further investigations are required to decide whether this alien species is an invasive naturalized taxon or not. + Division 3: Sympoulos at Episkopi Military Base, alt. c. 30 m, 7.7.1990, Hadjikyriakou 937; Agios Antonios church Lemesos, stream margins, alt. c. 3 m, 24.1.1997, Hadjikyriakou 2156; Tsiflikoudia Lemesos, field margins, alt. c. 5 m, 31.8. 1999, Hadjikyriakou 4880" (Hand 2004).
Alien: Rare, adventive species in Cyprus, found in plantations in the plains - Moni Apostolou Varnava, Lemesos and elsewhere (Tsintides et al. 2002).
CBD pathways per EASIN (2023).
Meikle RD (1977) Flora of Cyprus, Vol. 1.
Tsintides T, Hadjikyriakou GN, Christodoulou CS (2002) Trees and shrubs in Cyprus. Foundation Anastasios G. Leventis—Cyprus Forest Association, Nicosia, Cyprus.
Hand R (2004) Supplementary notes to the flora of Cyprus IV. Willdenowia 34(2): 427-456. https://doi.org/10.3372/wi.34.34210
Hadjikyriakou G (2009) Contribution to the study of the flora of Cyprus 12 [Συμβολή στη μελέτη της χλωρίδας της Κύπρου 12]. Dasoponos 38: 7-10.
EASIN (2023) European Commission Joint Research Centre: European Alien Species Information Network (EASIN). https://easin.jrc.ec.europa.eu/