Accession Data
Balanites maughamii
Common Name: Torchwood
Family: Zygophyllaceae
Country of Origin: S. Tanzania to S. Africa
Description: 10-20m, smooth grey bark, dark grey-green leathery leaves, small yellowish-green fl Sp, fruit similar to large dates.
Uses: The Balanites tree is used locally for many products: the wood is used for making tools and furniture, the fruit for sweets and alcoholic beverages, and the kernels for cooking oil and medicines. The stem of the tree contains steroidal saponins which have been shown to have an insect antifeedant and molluscicide properties
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 11
Accession #: 199900551
Accession Date: 1999-09-30
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2113
Quantity: 1
Source: Lisa Palmer - Dartmouth - ex Silverhill
Culture: Sow seed in Spring
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Zygophyllales
Family: Zygophyllaceae
SubFamily: Tribuloideae
References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
- WCSP (2017). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
- Balanites maughamii at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Wednesday, August 15, 2018.
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