Jojoba

Jojoba
Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) shrub
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Simmondsiaceae
Genus: Simmondsia
Nutt.
Species:
S. chinensis
Binomial name
Simmondsia chinensis
Synonyms
List
    • Brocchia dichotoma Mauri
    • Buxus californica (Nutt.) Baill.
    • Buxus chinensis Link
    • Celastrus obtusatus C.Presl
    • Simmondsia californica Nutt.
    • Simmondsia pabulosa Kellogg
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 – is a shrub native to the Southwestern United States. Simmondsia chinensis is the sole species of the family Simmondsiaceae, placed in the order Caryophyllales.

Jojoba is grown commercially to produce jojoba oil, a liquid wax ester extracted from its seed.

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