✿Simaroubaceae · Balanites
Hingot / Desert Date
Balanites roxburghii
Tree
- Habit
- Tree
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana & more
- Flowering
- January-August
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Balanites roxburghii
- Genus
- Balanites
- Family
- Simaroubaceae
- Habit
- Tree
- Habitat
- Scrub and Dry deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Gujarat, Rajasthan, Telangana, Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-August
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- हिंगोट Hingot, हिंगन hingan, हिंगन का पेड़ Hingan-ka-per
- Tamil
- Nanchundan, Nancuntan
- Telugu
- Gara, Gara-chettu, గారచెట్టు
- Kannada
- ಇಂಗಳ Ingala, ಇಂಗಳರಾಡ Ingalarada, ಇಂಗಳಾರ Ingalara
- Malayalam
- namunta, nanchunta, Nanjunta
- Marathi
- Hingalbet, Hingam, Hingu
- Gujarati
- Angario
About Hingot
Desert Date (Balanites roxburghii) is a tree belonging to the Simaroubaceae family (Quassia Family). It is typically found in scrub and dry deciduous forests. It is native to India. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during January-August.
Botanical family
Simaroubaceae
Quassia Family
Hingot belongs to the Simaroubaceae family.
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