Balanites roxburghii Planch.

Species

Angiosperms > Zygophyllales > Zygophyllaceae > Balanites

Characteristics

A spiny tree. It grows 9 m tall. The leaves have leaflets. The flowers are greenish white. They are small and have a scent. The fruit pods are 4.5 cm long by 2.5 cm wide.
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Mature height (meter) 7.0
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It is a subtropical plant. It grows in open sandy places. It grows up to 500 m above sea level.
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

Usage

The pulp of the fruit is eaten. They are bitter.
Uses animal food food fuel material medicinal non-vertebrate poison poison vertebrate poison
Edible fruits seeds
Therapeutic use Anti-infective agents, local (bark), Insect repellents (bark), Parasympatholytics (bark), Furunculosis (fruit), Hypoglycemic agents (fruit), Skin diseases (fruit), Vitiligo (fruit), Whooping cough (fruit), Dracunculiasis (root), Anthelmintics (seed), Anti-infective agents (seed), Antinematodal agents (seed), Burns (seed), Leukemia, lymphoid (seed), Ulcer (seed), Cathartics (unspecified), Schistosomiasis (unspecified)
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The seeds are soaked in water for several hours before planting.
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Images

Balanites roxburghii unspecified picture

Distribution

Balanites roxburghii world distribution map, present in India, Kenya, Myanmar, and Pakistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:813594-1
WFO ID wfo-0000313687
COL ID KFQD
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Synonyms

Coccocypselum herbaceum Balanites indica Balanites jacquemontii Balanites roxburghii Agialid roxburghii Balanites rigida Balanites aegyptiaca var. indica Balanites aegyptiaca var. roxburghii