Desert Date / Egyptian myrobalan / simple thorned torch tree / الزقوم / مسيم /

heglig / Jericho balsam / simple-thorned torchwood / soap berry tree / بلسم مصري / توقة / تيشط / لالوب / هجليج مصري /

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

Edibility and usage

Blooming period
March to July
Seed collection period
December to January

Description

Perenniality
Perennial
Petal colour
  • Green
  • Yellow
Life form
  • Tree
Foliage
Evergreen

Scientifc data

Genus
Balanites
Family
Zygophyllaceae
Wikidata item
Q606704
GBIF Item
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile (5421115)

References

  1. عراف، شكري. النباتات في الكتاب المقدس. عكا: مركز الدراسات القروية، 2009.
  2. Temple, Augusta A. Flowers & Trees of Palestine. Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1929.
  3. Crowfoot, Grace Mary Hood. From Cedar to Hyssop; a Study in the Folklore of Plants in Palestine. London, Sheldon Press; New York and Toronto, The Macmillan Co., 1932.
  4. Fernley-Pearson, Thomas. Agroforestry for Palestine. Bustan Qaraaqa Publications, 2010.
  5. Zohary, Michael. “A Vegetation Map of Western Palestine.” The Journal of Ecology, 1947, 1–19.
  6. Zohary, Michael. Flora Palaestina. Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, 1972.

Citation

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile in Barari platform (2026). Barari Flora Taxonomy. https://barari.org/species/1203 accessed via barari.org on 2/19/2026.

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