Plant Details

Accepted name:

Balanites maughamii Sprague [Zygophyllaceae]

Source of taxonomy and confidence:

World Checklist ( )

Information about this plant:

Plants of the World Online

Infraspecies:

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Balanites maughamii subsp. acuta Sands

Balanites maughamii subsp. maughamii

Non-scientific name:	Class of name:	Medicinal source:
fakkelhout	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
green-thorn	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
groendoring	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
inhulo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ipamu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
liphambo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
manduro	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
mchalacuse	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
mguguni	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
mkonga	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
modolo	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
nanculiipi	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
nnulu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
nulo	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
torchwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ugobandlovu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umgobandlovu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
ummula	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umnono	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umnulu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umnunu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
umnununu	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)
y-thorn-torchwood	Other	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999)
y-thorned torchwood	Other	SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999)

Part(s) of plant used:	Drug form:	Medicinal source:

This plant is cited in medicinal sources using the following names:

Name as published:	Medicinal source:
Balanites maughamii	Handbook African Med. Pl. (Iwu, 1993) Pl. Med. Totius Mundi (Penso & Proserpio, 1997)
Balanites maughamii Sprague	GRIN Report: World Economic Plants (Wiersema, 1999) Med. and Magical Pl. of S. Africa (Arnold et al., 2002) SEPASAL database (Kew, 1999) SOTWP 2016: PROTA (2015) World Dictionary of Med. & Pois. Pl. (Quattrocchi, 2012)

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