Abstract:The karyotypes of 42 strains of Ziziphus jujuba Mill. ‘ZanhuangDazao’ randomly sampled in its original location based on geography and morphology were analyzed. The results showed that all the strains examined were triploid, 2n = 3x = 36. The polymorphism of karyotype existed in ‘Zanhuang Dazao’. The main three karyotypes were as follows: 2n = 3x = 21m (1SAT ) + 15 sm, 2n = 3x = 15m + 21 sm, 2n = 3x = 21m (2SAT ) + 15 sm. The karyotypes of three strains belonged to Stebbinsp 2A, 2B, 2A type, respectively. ‘Zanhuang Dazao’might have originated from natural crossing with 2n gametes and normal gametes.