Balanites roxburghii

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Balanites roxburghii
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Genus: Balanites
Species:
B. roxburghii
Binomial name
Balanites roxburghii
Synonyms [1]
  • Agialid roxburghii(Planch.) Kuntze
  • Balanites indicaTiegh.
  • Balanites jacquemontiiTiegh.
  • Balanites rigidaRoyle ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Coccocypselum herbaceumRoyle

Balanites roxburghii is a spiny, evergreen tree. It is common in open sandy plains of the Indian peninsula, western Rajasthan, west Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat and drier parts of India. The specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh. [2]

Botanical illustration of Balanites roxburghii. Indian Medicinal Plants (Plates Vol 2) (page 27 crop).jpg
Botanical illustration of Balanites roxburghii.

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References

  1. 1 2 "Balanites roxburghii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 1 February 2017.
  2. Stearn, William (1973). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). p. 278. ISBN   0304937215.


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