botanical record · discovered
Desert Date
Balanites aegyptiacus
Desert Date · Soapberry Tree · dattier du desert (Fr.) · dattier sauvage (Fr.) · heglik (Fr.) · Zachunbaum (Ger.) · betu (India) · hingotia (India) · lalo (India) · zachun (India) · mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.) · Balanites · Corona di Hesús · Datlovník pouštní · Dattier du désert · Egyptintokopuu · Fraki-traki · Hogo · Korona di Hesus · Lamunchi Shimaron · Nyahoko · Olngosua · Simple-Thorned Green Thorn · Simple-Thorned Torch Wood · Woestijndadel · Wüstendattel · Zachunbaum · betu
At a glance
Origin / distribution: not documented
Cultural traditions: not documented
Recorded uses: not documented
Science studied: ARACHIDONIC-ACID, ASH, BALANITESIN, BERGAPTEN
Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗
Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.
Names and identity
Family: Balanitaceae
Scientific name: Balanites aegyptiacus
Common names: Desert Date, Soapberry Tree, dattier du desert (Fr.), dattier sauvage (Fr.), heglik (Fr.), Zachunbaum (Ger.), betu (India), hingotia (India), lalo (India), zachun (India), mirobalano de Egipto (Sp.), Balanites, Corona di Hesús, Datlovník pouštní, Dattier du désert, Egyptintokopuu, Fraki-traki, Hogo, Korona di Hesus, Lamunchi Shimaron, Nyahoko, Olngosua, Simple-Thorned Green Thorn, Simple-Thorned Torch Wood, Woestijndadel, Wüstendattel, Zachunbaum, betu
History
Historical context is not documented in this record.
Origins and distribution
not documented in this record
Documented cultural uses
not documented in this record
Contemporary uses
Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.
Scientific compounds
Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.
- ARACHIDONIC-ACID
- ASH
- BALANITESIN
- BERGAPTEN
- CALCIUM
- CARBOHYDRATES
- ALPHA-CAROTENE
- DIOSGENIN
- FAT
- FIBER
- GLUCOSE
- MARMESIN
- OLEIC-ACID
- PHOSPHORUS
- PROTEIN
- RHAMNOSE
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- RIBOSE
- SAPOGENIN
- BETA-SITOSTEROL
- BETA-SITOSTEROL-GLUCOSIDE
- 25-ALPHA-SPIROSTA-3,5-DIENE
- SUGARS
- XYLOSE
- YAMOGENIN
- PALMITIC-ACID
- LINOLEIC-ACID
- STEARIC-ACID
- ASCORBIC-ACID
- SAPONIN
Legality
No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.
Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.
Reference images
Sources
Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases · CC0
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy · CC BY 4.0
World Flora Online Plant List · WFO dataset terms; see release metadata
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CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive
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