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3980.000 Balanites Delile

Sands, M.J.S. (2001) The Desert Date and its relatives: a revision of the genus Balanites Kew Bulletin 56(1) 1-128

Description of the genus

Description as for the family Worldwide: 25 species extending from tropical Africa to Burma Mozambique: 3 taxa.

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Species	FZ divisions	Content
aegyptiaca (L.) Delile var. aegyptiaca	T	Description, Image
maughamii Sprague	N,Z,T,MS,GI,M	Description, Image
pedicellaris Mildbr. & Schltr. subsp. pedicellaris	GI,M	Description, Image

Other sources of information about Balanites:

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Flora of Botswana: Balanites
Flora of Caprivi: Balanites
Flora of Caprivi: cultivated Balanites
Flora of Malawi: Balanites
Flora of Zambia: Balanites
Flora of Zimbabwe: Balanites

External websites:

African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Balanites
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Balanites
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Balanites
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Balanites
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Balanites
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Balanites
JSTOR Plant Science: Balanites
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Balanites
Plants of the World Online: Balanites
Tropicos: Balanites
Wikipedia: Balanites

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