Simmondsia chinensis
Sign in to saveJojoba (; botanical name: Simmondsia chinensis)also commonly called goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bushis an evergreen, dioecious shrub native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Simmondsia chinensis is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales.
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SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilySimmondsiaceae
Native toArizona, California, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, New Mexico, Utah
Common Name: jojoba
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- Distribution
- Description
- Reproduction
- Genetics
- Taxonomy
- Production
- Uses
- Native American uses
- Introduction to Europe
- Contemporary uses
- Cultivation
- Processing technology
- Molecular breeding
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Jojoba (; botanical name: Simmondsia chinensis)also commonly called goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bushis an evergreen, dioecious shrub native to the Southwestern United States and northern Mexico. Simmondsia chinensis is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales.
Jojoba is grown commercially in its area of origin and in other (semi-)arid regions to produce jojoba oil, a liquid wax ester extracted from its seed. Jojoba oil is highly valued in the cosmetics industry.
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Components and derivatives of jojobaCrops originating from MexicoCrops originating from the United StatesDioecious plantsFlora of ArizonaFlora of Baja CaliforniaFlora of CaliforniaFlora of the California desert regionsFlora of the Sonoran DesertsFlora of UtahFlora without expected TNC conservation statusNatural history of the California chaparral and woodlands