Jojoba
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| Jojoba (Simmondsia chinensis) shrub. | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Core eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: |
Simmondsiaceae van Tieghem ex Reveal & Hoogland |
| Genus: |
Simmondsia Nutt. |
| Species: | S. chinensis |
| Binomial name | |
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Simmondsia chinensis (Link) C. K. Schneid. |
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Jojoba 
i/həˈhoʊbə/, with the botanical name Simmondsia chinensis, and also known as goat nut, deer nut, pignut, wild hazel, quinine nut, coffeeberry, and gray box bush, is native to Southwestern North America. 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.
The plant is a native shrub of: the Sonoran Desert,Colorado Desert, and Baja California Desert; and California chaparral and woodlands habitats in the Peninsular Ranges and San Jacinto Mountains. It is found in southern California, Arizona and Utah (U.S.), and Baja California state (Mexico).
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