Balanites maughamii. [3] There are many common names for this plant. As you can see, for the desert date, it bears a lot of resemblance to the scientific name Balanites aegyptiaca and even to some of the common chemical component names which contain the keyword balanites. BOTANICAL NAME. rubrum. [3] It can be found in many kinds of habitat, tolerating a wide aegyptiaca grows in the Sahel region where it faces multiple environmental challenges, in particular desertification, and it plays a multifunctional role in the daily lives of local people. roxburghii (Planch.) Media in category "Balanites aegyptiaca" The following 12 files are in this category, out of 12 total. General information about Balanites aegyptiaca (BALAE) Southern and eastern Mediterranean, Western Asia, Africa generally (except south of Mozambique and Zimbabwe) Balanites aegyptiaca Sands [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE] (stored under name); Isotype of Balanites aegyptiaca Sands [family ZYGOPHYLLACEAE] Verified by Sands,M.J., 1982 Related name Balanites … Part used: Fruits, seeds, leaves, bark and root. Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile. Botanical Family Zygophyllaceae. Sage Glory Bower is a fairly common shrub of arid plains, low hills, deserts of Sind, Punjab and Baluchistan,1.5-3 m tall, stem ashy-grey, branches velvety. var. There are many common names for this plant. Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile Accepted Name. It is a multibranched, evergreen tree native to the Sudano-Sahielian region of Africa, the Middle East and South Asia As described by Hines & Eckman, [12]. Flora of Kolhapur District, Yadav S. R & Sardesai M. M, 2002 Information Listing > References. In other cases the same species may have multiple graphs because of differences in names recorded for the plant. Common Name desert date. Balanites aegyptiaca has been cultivated in Egypt for more than 4000 years, and stones placed in the tombs as votive offerings have been found as far back as the Twelfth Dynasty. Key point Balanites aegyptiaca, Balantoside diosgenin, neutraceutical, spononin 1. Medicinal Properties: Anthelmintic, cathartic, expectorant, antibacterial, antifunggal and purgative Common name: Desert Date Plant parts used: Seed Scientific name: Balanites aegyptiaca Pharmacopoeial name: Balaninum oleum (seed oil) Potential Producers: The companies below could either add this ingredient to their current certification or become FairWild certified if demand was sufficient. Symbol Scientific Name Other Common Names; BAAE: Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile, orth. [2] This tree is native to much of Africa and parts of the Middle East . The plant is is in the family of glabrous (Figure 2), after ripening [4]. Balanites AEgyptiaca Zachun a*chun", n. Balanites. In the valley, it is found in mopane woodland and scrub woodland, and on levees and sand deposits of the major rivers. Balanites aegyptiacus (L.) Delile (syn: Balanites roxburghii Planch.) Balanites aegyptiaca. Desert Date, Lolab Tree H Heglig, Loba, Shashoba, Tau, Saronga, Q-og-g-ogat (Sudan) CULTIVATION CONDITIONS . Ingudi/Hingot (Balanites aegyptiaca Linn. Symbol BAAE. Balanites aegyptiaca is a savannah tree, which belongs to the Family Balanitaceae. A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network … Balanites aegyptiaca, as its name suggests, occurs from North Africa southwards to the Zambezian region. Plantae ... Nomenclature and Classification > Taxon Record Name > Scientific Name. Botanical Name : Balanites roxburghii Planch Synonyms : Balanites aegyptiaca var. 1.Introduction . COMMON NAME. Desert Date. Agroecology Balanites aegyptiaca is a species of tree , classified as a member of the Zygophyllaceae or Balanitaceae. Common Name: Manduro. aegyptiaca, "Egyptian". Scientific plant list. Plant species Name(s) Balanites aegyptiaca (desert date) Balanites aegyptiaca is a species of tree, classified either as a member of the Zygophyllaceae or the Balanitaceae. The crown is spherical and grows in one or several distinct masses. belongs to the family Balanitaceae. FAMILY. Duthie; Common Name : Ingoriyo, Desert Date Plant Family : Zygophyllaceae Earlier this plant was placed in family Simaroubaceae by Bentham and Hooker but as per modern views it should be placed in family Zygophyllaceae. It has rough, corrugated bark which is green or greenish yellow on young shoots which are covered in dense hairs with yellow or green thorns which are up to 9 cm long. Trunk and bark grey, deeply fissured longitudinally. Common Name:Balanites Description Balanites aegyptiaca is a multibranched, spiny shrub or tree up to l0 m high. Derivation of the botanical name: Balanites,from a Greek word meaning "acorn-shaped". INTRODUCTION desert date (common name) and lalobe (Arabic name), is Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. Its trunk is short and often branches from near the base. Balanites aegyptiaca is a multibranched, spiny, evergreen wild shrub or tree that grows up to 10 m in height (Figure 1) belonging to the Zygophyllaceae family (Chothani and Vaghasiya, 2011; Hall, 1992).It is endemic to dry land areas. 2013. The graphs are built from data from all publications in the database with this species name. Botanical name: Clerodendrum phlomidis Family: Verbenaceae (Verbena family) Synonyms: Clerodendrum phlomidis var. Zygophyllaceae. & Timberlake, J. Balanites aegyptiaca 2 Distribution Balanites aegyptiaca is found in the Sahel-Savannah region across Africa.It is one of the most common trees in Senegal and Mauritania, one of its local names is teishit. Balanites is particularly suited to arid regions and is widespread in African savannah areas. However, Sands (2013) proposed to conserve this name with a feminine gender, which, if adopted, will force a change back to the feminine termination of all species and infraspecific names. As Balanites aegyptiaca Mapaura, A. The Hebrew name: זקום,Zaqqum from Arabic, Zaqqum, زقوم‎. The addition of ‘kernel oil’ gives the consumer a bit more of an idea of what the relevant product actually is. (No distribution of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile in India as per WCSP) Flora of Medak District, Andhra Pradesh, India By T. Pullaiah, Chintala Prabhakar, B. Ravi Prasad Rao (1998)- Details- This tree is native to much of Africa and parts of the Middle East. It contains four Given the similarities of its fruits to those of the related Balanites aegyptiaca, which yield several natural products, Balanites maughamii probably has similar commercial potential, warranting further investigation[299. African toothbrushes - sticks assortment.jpg 1,064 × 752; 329 KB The tree was figured and described in 1592 by Prosper Alpinus under the name 'agihalid'. (Bot.) Crown rounded, dense (but still seen through) with long stout branchlets. The pulp of the fruits contains on average 10.9% moisture, 2.7% ash, 1.4% protein, 0.29% oil, 36% sugars, 18% alcohol-insoluble solids, 93mg/100mg calcium, 15mg/100mg iron, 57mg/100mg phosphorus. Balanites aegyptiaca - Egyptian Balsam, זקום מצרי : The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens. It has multiple uses. OTHER NAMES. Balanites aegyptiaca var. Concerning c arbohydrates, the kernel of B. aegyptiaca has a calorific range of 514kcal/100gr to 567kcal/100gr. An oil pressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny tree ({Balanites [AE]gyptiaca}), and sold to piligrims for a healing ointmentpressed by the Arabs from the fruit of a small thorny tree ({Balanites [AE]gyptiaca}), and sold to piligrims for a healing ointment It is fairly common in the alluvial area and on termite mounds elsewhere. It is with a height of more than 6 m. It has a spherical crown and tangled mass of long thorny branches (Sulaiman and Jackson, 1959 cited in Manji et al., 2013). Introduction Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del. 1 Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile, commonly known as the desert date, is a woody plant belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae originating from tropical Africa. In some cases this results in data from more than one variety included in the graph. It is known by the common name Desert date (English), and ‘Bedeno’ (Amharic). (eds) (2004) . 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