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Balanites
Sign in to saveBalanites is an Afrotropical, Palearctic and Indomalayan genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. The name Balanites derives from the Greek word for an acorn and refers to the fruit. It was coined by Alire Delile in 1813.
Species
Genus
- PhylumPorifera
- ClassHexactinellida
- OrderLyssacinosida
- FamilyRossellidae
General: The single genus, Balanites, has usually either been
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 72
- With media
- 55
- Family
- Zygophyllaceae
- Collections
- MO, NHMUK, NY
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, Yemen, Ethiopia, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Cameroon, Congo, The Democratic Republic Of The, Gabon
Research
230 papers- Critical Review on Balanites aegyptiaca Delile: Phytoconstituents, Pharmacological Properties and Nanointerventions.Chinese journal of integrative medicine · 2024
- Phytochemicals and Biological Activity of Desert Date (Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile).Plants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
- Therapeutic effects of Balanites aegyptiaca DEL extract on diabetes mellitus: a systematic review.Frontiers in clinical diabetes and healthcare · 2025
- Nutritional Value and Antinutritional Factors of Balanites aegyptiaca Seed Oils and Cakes for Animal Feed: A Review.Food science & nutrition · 2025
- Balanites aegyptiaca leaf extract-mediated synthesis of silver nanoparticles and their catalytic dye degradation and antifungal efficacy.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2022
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Balanites is an Afrotropical, Palearctic and Indomalayan genus of flowering plants in the caltrop family, Zygophyllaceae. The name Balanites derives from the Greek word for an acorn and refers to the fruit. It was coined by Alire Delile in 1813.
==Species== The following species are included in the genus Balanites: Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile Balanites angolensis (Welw.) Mildbr. & Schltr. Balanites glabra Mildbr. & Schltr. Balanites maughamii Sprague Balanites pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. Balanites rotundifolia (Tiegh.) Blatt. Balanites roxburghii Planch. Balanites triflora Tiegh. Balanites wilsoniana Dawe & Sprague
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