滇刺枣又称毛叶枣、棉枣、印度枣、南枣,学名:Z.mauritiana Lam,英名:—Cottony jujube或Indian jujube。在中国主要分布在台湾、云南(金沙江流域)、海南等地。滇刺枣属鼠李科常绿或落叶乔木,单叶互生,嫩叶、幼梢都有褐色毛茸,成叶表面无毛,背面有浓密的毛茸;叶卵形边缘有细锯齿,嫩叶有枝刺,树皮灰黑,光滑,花呈小黄绿色,长在叶腋处,核果,园形,种壳坚硬。在热带、亚热带地区叶常为常绿。果实基部有 Dianthus thistle, also known as Maozao date, date, India date, jujube, scientific name: Z. mauritiana Lam, British name: -Cottony jujube or Indian jujube. Mainly distributed in China in Taiwan, Yunnan (Jinsha River Basin), Hainan and other places. Dracaena princeae evergreen or deciduous trees, single leaf alternate, young leaves, young shoots have brown furry, into the surface of the leaves glabrous, abaxially densely furry; leaf blade edge serrulate, tender Leaves sting, dark gray bark, smooth, flowers were small yellow-green, long leaf axils, drupe, park-shaped, hard shell. Leaves are often evergreen in the tropics and subtropics. Fruit base there