Biology:Balanites roxburghii
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Short description: Species of plant
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| Balanites roxburghii | |
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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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| Binomial name | |
| Balanites roxburghii Planch.[1]
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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.[2]
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Balanites roxburghii Planch." (in en). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/813594-1.
- ↑ 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
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