Aegle marmelos
Species of tree, considered sacred by Hindus / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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This article is about the bael tree. For the demon, see Bael (demon). For the professional wrestler, see Bael (wrestler).
Aegle marmelos, commonly known as bael (or bili[4] or bhel[5]), also Bengal quince,[3] golden apple,[3] Japanese bitter orange,[6] stone apple[7][8] or wood apple,[6] is a species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[3] It is present in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,[9] Sri Lanka, and Nepal as a naturalized species.[3][9] The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Sapindales |
Family: | Rutaceae |
Subfamily: | Aurantioideae |
Genus: | Aegle Corrêa[2] |
Species: | A. marmelos |
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Aegle marmelos | |
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