Biology:Balanites roxburghii
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Short description: Species of plant
Balanites roxburghii | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Zygophyllales |
Family: | Zygophyllaceae |
Genus: | Balanites |
Species: | B. roxburghii
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Binomial name | |
Balanites roxburghii Planch.[1]
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Synonyms[1] | |
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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 , Gujarat and drier parts of India . The specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Balanites roxburghii". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://wcsp.science.kew.org/namedetail.do?name_id=19478.
- ↑ 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.
Wikidata ☰ Q3595386 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanites roxburghii.
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