Balanites roxburghii

Balanites roxburghii is a spiny, evergreen tree in the family Zygophyllaceae. It is common in open sandy plains of the Indian peninsula, western Rajasthan, west Bengal, Maharashtra, Gujarat and drier parts of India. The specific epithet roxburghii refers to the Scottish botanist William Roxburgh.^[2]

Botanical illustration of Balanites roxburghii.

Balanites roxburghii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Zygophyllales
Family:	Zygophyllaceae
Genus:	Balanites
Species:	B. roxburghii
Binomial name
Balanites roxburghii Planch.[1]
Synonyms[1]
Agialid roxburghii (Planch.) Kuntze Balanites indica Tiegh. Balanites jacquemontii Tiegh. Balanites rigida Royle ex B.D.Jacks. Coccocypselum herbaceum Royle Ximenia rigidum Royle