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| '''''Balanites roxburghii''''' is a spiny, evergreen tree. It is common in open sandy plains of the ], western ], west ], ] and drier parts of ]. The ] ''roxburghii'' refers to the Scottish botanist ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Stearn |first=William |year=1973 |edition=Revised |publication-date=1963 |title=A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names |url= |location=London |publisher=Cassell |page=278 |isbn=0304937215 }}</ref> | '''''Balanites roxburghii''''' is a spiny, evergreen tree. It is common in open sandy plains of the ], western ], west ], ] and drier parts of ]. The ] ''roxburghii'' refers to the Scottish botanist ].<ref>{{cite book |last=Stearn |first=William |year=1973 |edition=Revised |publication-date=1963 |title=A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names |url= |location=London |publisher=Cassell |page=278 |isbn=0304937215 }}</ref> | ||
| == Uses == | |||
| Bark, fruit seed, leaves of the tree and the oil from seeds is of medicinal value.{{citation needed|date=September 2011}} | |||
| == In Mahabharata == | == In Mahabharata == | ||
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Zygophyllales |
| Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
| Genus: | Balanites |
| Species: | B. roxburghii |
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| Balanites roxburghii Planch. | |
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Balanites roxburghii is a spiny, evergreen tree. It is common in open sandy plains of the Indian peninsula, western Rajasthan, west Bengal, Maharashtra and drier parts of India. The specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh.
In Mahabharata
Shalya Parva, Mahabharata/Book IX Chapter 36 shloka 58 mentions the biodiversity of River Sarasvati (Sapta-Saraswat). It is one of the species found along the banks of Sarasvati River.
References
- ^ "Balanites roxburghii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- Stearn, William (1973). A Gardenerer's Dictionary of Plant Names (Revised ed.). London: Cassell (published 1963). p. 278. ISBN 0304937215.
- Sands, Martin J. S. 2001. The Desert Date and Its Relatives: A Revision of the Genus Balanites. Kew Bulletin, 56: 1-128.
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