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Balanites roxburghii
Also called Balanites, Soapberry Tree, Simple Thorned Green Thorn, Simple Thorned Torch Wood
Balanites roxburghii is a spiny, evergreen tree native to dry open sandy plains of India, often grown as a hardy, drought-tolerant tree in seasonally dry tropical climates. It needs full sun and very well-drained soil, and it tolerates long dry spells once established.
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.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
