Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

 
  • Family : BALANITACEAE
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Zygophyllaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Ximenia aegyptiaca L.; Agialid aegyptiaca (L.) Kuntze
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
  • Common name : Egyptian Balsam
  • Habit : Shrub or Tree
  • Habitat : Roadsides & hill slopes
  • Comments / notes : It can be found in many kinds of habitat, tolerating a wide variety of soil types, from sand to heavy clay, and climatic moisture levels, from arid to subhumid.
  • Flower, Fruit : Throughout the year
  • Distribution :
    • Tamil Nadu : Coimbatore district, Namakkal district, Tiruchirapalli district, Tiruvannamalai district, Virudhunagar district
    • Uttarakhand : Uttarakhand
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Uttar Pradesh : Uttar Pradesh
    • Punjab : Punjab
    • Rajasthan : Alwar district
  • Native : Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Caprivi Strip, Central African Republic, Chad, Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Moroc
  • Exotic/Native : Exotic
  • World Distribution : Africa, Israel to Arabian Peninsula and Azores, Cape Verde, Dominican Republic, Netherlands Antilles
  • Literature :
    • Uniyal B.P., Sharma J.R., Choudhery U., Singh D.K. (2007). Flowering Plants of Uttarakhand: A Checklist. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh: 93
    • GRIERSON A.J.C. & LONG D.G. (1983). FLORA OF BHUTAN INCLUDING A RECORD OF PLANTS FROM SIKKIM Vol. 1: Part 3. ROYAL BOTANIC GARDEN, EDINBURGH: 750-751
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Balanites aegyptiaca. Downloaded on 6 February 2025.

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