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Aegle marmelos
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species of tree, considered sacred by Hindus
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Aegle marmelos, commonly known as Indian bael, bengal quince, or mantoom, is a species of plant in the family Rutaceae. It belongs to the genus Aegle and is classified within the order Sapindales, class Magnoliopsida, and phylum Tracheophyta. The species is native to Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, and the West Himalaya, with recorded occurrences in Thailand, the United States, and Cuba.
The taxon has uses as food and a medicinal plant. Its IUCN conservation status is Near Threatened, a designation recorded in 2020. The species is not extinct.
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Species
Near Threatenedbengal quince
Aegle marmelos
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderSapindales
- FamilyRutaceae
Die Bengalische Quitte (Aegle marmelos), auch Madjobaum, Belbaum oder Schleimapfel und Indische Quitte genannt, ist eine Pflanzenart in der Familie der Rautengewächse (Rutaceae). Die aromatischen Früchte werden als Obst und viele Pflanzenteile werden medizinisch verwendet. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Beschreibung 1.1 Erscheinungsbild und Laubblatt 1.2 Blüte 1.3 Frucht und Samen 1.4 Chromosomenzahl 2 Verbreitung 3 Systematik 4 Verwendung 4.1 Religiöse Verwendung 5 Literatur 6 Weblinks 7 Einzelnachweise Beschreibung Borke Illustration Wechselständige, gestielte, gefiederte Laubblätter Blüte Frucht Erscheinungsbild und Laubblatt Aegle marmelos ist ein laubabwerfender, kleiner bis mittelgroßer, dorniger Baum. Kultivierte Exemplare können Wuchshöhen von mehr als 8–10 Meter erreichen.[1][2][3][4] Der Stamm verzweigt sich schon bald über dem Boden. Die leicht furchige Borke ist braun-grau, weich, an jungen Zweigen unregelmäßig gefurcht;[1] im Alter ist sie dicker und löst sich in kleinen Platten ab.[4] Verletzte Zweige sondern einen durchsichtigen Saft (Gummi) ab, ähnlich Gummi arabicum, der in langen herabhängenden Fäden eintrocknet.[4][5] Die Zweige lassen sich in Langtriebe mit Internodien vo
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
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- With media
- 192
- Family
- Rutaceae
- Collections
- ANSP, MICH, UCR, CDA, IRVC, NY
- Recorded in
- Thailand, Nepal, India, United States, Cuba, Micronesia, Federated States Of, Indonesia, Laos
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Aegle
- Image
- Woodapple (Bael).jpg
- Has use
- medicinal plant
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- Aegle marmelos
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- Aegle marmelos
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- Aegle marmelos
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- taxon common name
- bael fruit of India
- IUCN conservation status
- Near Threatened
- short name
- A. marmelos
- taxon range
- Myanmar
- external data available at URL
- www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e
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Encyclopedic overview
Aegle marmelos, commonly known as bael (a.k.a. bel, beli, or bhel), also Bengal quince, golden apple, Japanese bitter orange, stone apple or wood apple, is a species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia. It is present in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Nepal as a naturalized species. The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus and Buddhists. Bael is the only member of the monotypic genus Aegle.
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