Balanites roxburghii

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Balanites roxburghii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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 indica Tiegh.
  • Balanites jacquemontii Tiegh.
  • Balanites rigida Royle ex B.D.Jacks.
  • Coccocypselum herbaceum Royle

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]

References

  1. ^ a b "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.
Taxon identifiers
Balanites roxburghii


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