Ziziphus zizyphus (from Greek ζίζυφον, zizýfon,), commonly called Jujube, Red Date, or Chinese Date, is a species of Ziziphus in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae, used primarily for its fruits. Distribution Its precise natural distribution is uncertain due to extensive cultivation, but is thought to be in southern Asia, between Lebanon, northern India, the Korean peninsula, and southern and central China, and also southeastern Europe though more likely int… (More on Jujube)