Balanites

Balanites aegyptiaca

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Zygophyllales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Zygophyllales

Familia: Zygophyllaceae
Subfamilia: Tribuloideae
Genus: Balanites
Species: B. aegyptiaca – B. angolensis – B. glabra – B. maughamii – B. pedicellaris – B. rotundifolia – B. roxburghii – B. triflora – B. wilsoniana

Source(s) of checklist:
Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Balanites in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Sep 7. Reference page.

Name

Balanites Delile Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat.: 221 (1813) nom. cons. as feminine Applequist (2014)

• Type species: Balanites aegyptiaca Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat. 221, t. 28, f. 1. (1813)

Synonyms

• Agialid Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 508 (1763)
• Agiella Tiegh., Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 9, 4: 225 (1906)
• Agihalid Juss., Dict. Sci. Nat. [F. Cuvier] 1: 297 (1804)
• Alanites Delile, Descr. Egypte, Hist. Nat.: 221 (1813)

References

• Delile, A.R. 1813. Description de l'Egypte ... Histoire Naturelle 221.
• Applequist, W.L. (ed.) 2014. Report of the nomenclature committee for vascular plants: 66. Taxon 63(6): 1358–1371. DOI: 10.12705/636.20 Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Balanites in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2020. Balanites. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 Nov. 15. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Balanites. Published online. Accessed: Nov. 15 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Balanites. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Nov. 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Balanites in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 09-Oct-10.

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