Balanites aegyptiaca(BALAE)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: BALAE
- Preferred name: Balanites aegyptiaca
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Delile
Southern and eastern Mediterranean, Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen), Africa generally (except Namibia and South Africa). Introduced in India, Caribbean (Haiti)
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| desert date | English |
| Egyptian balsam | English |
| Egyptian myrobolan | English |
| single-thorned torchwood | English (ZA) |
| thorn tree | English |
| zachum oil tree | English |
| ägyptischer Zachunbaum | German |
| balanite d'Egypte | French |
| dattier du desert | French |
| hagueleg | French |
| dattero deserto | Italian |
| tamareira-do-deserto | Portuguese |
| tamareira-do-Egipto | Portuguese |
| zakkum mitzri | Hebrew |
| זַקּוּם מִצְרִי | Hebrew |
| enkeldoring-fakkelhout | Afrikaans |
| hingan | Bengali |
| hingue | Hindi |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Fabids (
1FABD )
Order
Zygophyllales (
1ZYGO )
Family
Zygophyllaceae (
1ZYGF )
Genus
Balanites (
1BALG )
Species
Balanites aegyptiaca (
BALAE )