Jojoba
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Not to be confused with Jujube.
Jojoba (/həˈhoʊbə/ ⓘ; botanical name: Simmondsia chinensis) – also commonly called goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bush[2] – is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States. Simmondsia chinensis is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales.
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Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) shrub | |
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Order: | Caryophyllales |
Family: | Simmondsiaceae |
Genus: | Simmondsia Nutt. |
Species: | S. chinensis |
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Simmondsia chinensis | |
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Jojoba is grown commercially to produce jojoba oil, a liquid wax ester extracted from its seed.