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Balanites roxburghii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Genus:	Balanites
Species:	B. roxburghii
Binomial name
Balanites roxburghii Planch.
Synonyms
Agialid roxburghii (Planch.) Kuntze Balanites indica Tiegh. Balanites jacquemontii Tiegh. Balanites rigida Royle ex B.D.Jacks. Coccocypselum herbaceum Royle Ximenia rigidum Royle

Balanites roxburghii is a spiny, evergreen tree in the family Zygophyllaceae. 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.

References

1. ^ "Balanites roxburghii Planch". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
2. 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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