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Taxon:  Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. K. Schneid.



Summary
Genus:
Simmondsia
Family:
Simmondsiaceae
Nomen number:
105075
Place of publication:
Ill. Handb. Laubholzk. 2:141. 1907
Verified:
09/09/1986 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
8 (8  active, 8  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Buxus chinensis Link

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Simmondsia californica Nutt.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. Duke, J. A. et al. CRC Handbook of medicinal herbs. 2002
  3. Encke, F. et al. Zander: Handwörterbuch der Pflanzennamen, 13. Auflage. 1984
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Foster, S. & C. Hobbs. A field guide to Western medicinal plants and herbs. 2002
  6. Foster, S. & V. E. Tyler. Tyler's honest herbal: a sensible guide to the use of herbs and related remedies, ed. 4. 1999
  7. Kartesz, J. T. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 1994
  8. Kearney, T. H. & R. H. Peebles. Arizona flora, ed. 2. 1969
  9. Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
  10. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  11. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2. 1998
  12. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  13. McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
  14. Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
  15. Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. A California flora. 1959
  16. Peirce, A. The American Pharmaceutical Association practical guide to natural medicines. 1999
  17. Rehm, S. Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
  18. Rosengarten, F. The book of edible nuts. 1984
  19. Shreve, F. & I. L. Wiggins. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran desert. 1964
  20. Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
  21. Standley, P. C. Trees and shrubs of Mexico. Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 23:1-1721. 1920
  22. Van Wyk, B.-E. & M. Wink. Medicinal plants of the world. 2004
  23. Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].
  24. Wiggins, I. L. Flora of Baja California. 1980
  25. PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Common names
English
goatnut –
jojoba –
Swedish
jojoba –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoBaja Norte 
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorthern MexicoMexicoSonora 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesCalifornia 
2Cultivated     
2CultivatedAfricaNortheast Tropical AfricaSudan  
2CultivatedAfricaNorthern AfricaEgypt  
2CultivatedAfricaSouthern AfricaSouth Africa  
2CultivatedAsia-TemperateWestern AsiaIsrael  
2CultivatedAustralasiaAustraliaAustralia  
2CultivatedNorthern America Mexico  
2CultivatedNorthern America United States  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentina  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaChile  
2CultivatedSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Northern America
  • NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Baja Norte, Sonora]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona, California]
Cultivated

  • REGION:
Africa
  • NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA: Sudan
  • NORTHERN AFRICA: Egypt
  • SOUTHERN AFRICA: South Africa
Asia-Temperate
  • WESTERN ASIA: Israel
Australasia
  • AUSTRALIA: Australia
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico, United States
Southern America
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina, Chile
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Peru
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Environmentalornamental Rosengarten, F. The book of edible nuts. 1984
Fuelspotential as petroleum substitute/alcohol PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Materialsbeads Smith, R. J. Botanical beads of the world (on-line resource).
Materialslipids Leung, A. Y. & S. Foster. Encyclopedia of common natural ingredients used in food, drugs, and cosmetics, ed. 2. 1996
Materialswax PROTABASE, the information base of PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa) (on-line resource).
Medicinesfolklore McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=105075. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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