Ziziphus vulgaris var. inermis Bunge, Enum. Pl. China Bor. 14: 1833; Z. sativa var. inermis (Bunge) C. K. Schneider.

Branches long, without stipular spines. Drupe 1.5-2 cm in diam.; mesocarp sweet-tasting; stone acute at both ends. Fr. Aug-Oct.

● Widely cultivated, mainly in S and SW China; below 1600 m. Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Zhejiang.