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Taxon:
Balanites aegyptiacus
(L.) Delile
Nomenclature
Common Names
Distribution
Economic Uses
Summary
Genus:
Balanites
Family:
Zygophyllaceae
Subfamily:
Tribuloideae
Nomen number:
6322
Place of publication:
Descr. Egypte, Hist. nat. 221, t. 28, fig. 1. 1813-1814 ("1812") "
aegyptiaca
"
Comment:
a masculine genus according to Melbourne ICN Art. 62.4
Verified:
08/24/2005
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0
(
0
active,
0
available)
in National Plant Germplasm System.
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Ximenia aegyptiaca
L.
No images
Reference(s)
Ali, S. I. & S. M. H. Jafri, eds.
Flora of Libya. 1976-
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Borlaug, N. et al., eds.
2008. Fruits: Balanites (desert date, lalob). Lost crops of Africa. 1996- 3:23-39.
Boulos, L.
Flora of Egypt checklist. 1995
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Boulos, L.
Flora of Egypt. 1999-
Boutelje, J. B.
Encyclopedia of world timbers, names and technical literature. 1980
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Exell, A. W. et al., eds.
Flora zambesiaca. 1960-
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Facciola, S.
Cornucopia, a source book of edible plants. 1990
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Germishuizen, G. & N. L. Meyer, eds.
Plants of southern Africa: an annotated checklist. Strelitzia 14. 2003
Hanelt, P., ed.
Mansfeld's encyclopedia of agricultural and horticultural crops. Volumes 1-6. 2001
http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:2422827336895397#
Hedberg, I. & S. Edwards.
Flora of Ethiopia. 1989- (and Eritrea. 2000)
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Keay, R. W. J. & F. N. Hepper.
Flora of west tropical Africa, ed. 2. 1953-1972
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker.
Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Note:
American Herbal Products Association, Silver Spring, MD
Quézel, P. & S. Santa.
Nouvelle flore de l'Algerie. 1962-1963
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Rehm, S.
Multilingual dictionary of agronomic plants. 1994
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Robyns, W. et al., eds.
Flore du Congo belge et du Ruanda-Urundi. 1948-63
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Sands, M. J. S.
2001. The desert date and its relatives: a revision of the genus
Balanites
. Kew Bull. 56:51-74.
Turrill, W. B. et al., eds.
Flora of tropical East Africa. 1952-
Wood, J. R. I.
A handbook of the flora of Yemen. 1997
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Zohary, M. & N. Feinbrun-Dothan.
Flora palaestina. 1966-
Note:
"
aegyptiaca
"
Common names
English
desert-date –
Reference(s)
soapberry-tree –
Reference(s)
Arabic
heglig –
Reference(s)
French
dattier du désert –
Reference(s)
dattier sauvage –
Reference(s)
héglik –
Reference(s)
German
Zachunbaum –
Reference(s)
India
betu –
Reference(s)
hingotia –
Reference(s)
lalo –
Reference(s)
zachun –
Reference(s)
Spanish
mirobalano de Egipto –
Reference(s)
Distribution
Exportable format
order_code
Status
Continent
Subcontinent
Country
State
Note
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Kenya
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Tanzania
1
Native
Africa
East Tropical Africa
Uganda
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Chad
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Eritrea
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Somalia
1
Native
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Sudan
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Algeria
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
1
Native
Africa
Northern Africa
Libya
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Angola
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Mozambique
1
Native
Africa
South Tropical Africa
Zimbabwe
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Botswana
1
Native
Africa
Southern Africa
Namibia
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Burkina Faso
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Côte D'Ivoire
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Ghana
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Guinea
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mali
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Mauritania
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Niger
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Nigeria
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Senegal
1
Native
Africa
West Tropical Africa
Togo
1
Native
Africa
West-Central Tropical Africa
Rwanda
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Saudi Arabia
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Arabian Peninsula
Yemen
1
Native
Asia-Temperate
Western Asia
Jordan
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northeast Tropical Africa
Ethiopia
2
Cultivated
Africa
Northern Africa
Egypt
2
Cultivated
Asia-Tropical
Indian Subcontinent
India
Native
Africa
EAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Kenya
,
Tanzania
,
Uganda
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Eritrea
,
Ethiopia
,
Sudan
,
Somalia
,
Chad
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Algeria
,
Egypt
,
Libya
SOUTH TROPICAL AFRICA:
Angola
,
Mozambique
,
Zimbabwe
SOUTHERN AFRICA:
Botswana
,
Namibia
WEST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Burkina Faso
,
Côte D'Ivoire
,
Ghana
,
Guinea
,
Mali
,
Mauritania
,
Niger
,
Nigeria
,
Senegal
,
Togo
WEST-CENTRAL TROPICAL AFRICA:
Rwanda
Asia-Temperate
ARABIAN PENINSULA:
Saudi Arabia
,
Yemen
WESTERN ASIA:
Jordan
Cultivated
Africa
NORTHEAST TROPICAL AFRICA:
Ethiopia
NORTHERN AFRICA:
Egypt
Asia-Tropical
INDIAN SUBCONTINENT:
India
Economic Uses
Food additives
Human food
fruit (fide Kew Bull 56:54-55. 2001) –
Reference(s)
Materials
beads (fide Kew Bull 56:54-55. 2001) –
Reference(s)
Medicines
potential source of pharmaceutical agent (fide Herbs Commerce ed2; Kew Bull 56:54. 2001) –
Reference(s)
Non-vertebrate poisons
disease vector control (potential use against invertebrate-borne diseases, bilharzia & Guinea-worm, fide Kew Bull 56:54-55. 2001) –
Reference(s)
Vertebrate poisons
fish (fide Kew Bull 56:54-55. 2001) –
Reference(s)
Name
References
Economic Uses