Aegle marmelos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Sapindales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids II Ordo: Sapindales

Familia: Rutaceae
Subfamilia: Aurantioideae
Tribus: Aurantieae
Subtribus: Balsamocitrinae
Genus: Aegle
Species: Aegle marmelos

Name

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa, Trans. Linn. Soc. London 5: 223 (1800)

Synonyms

Basionym
- Crateva marmelos L., Sp. Pl. 444. (1753).
Homotypic
- Belou marmelos (L.) Lyons, Pl. Nam. ed. 2: 69. (1907).
- Bilacus marmelos (L.) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 1: 99. 1891.
Heterotypic
- Aegle marmelos var. mahurensis Zate, Indian J. Forest. 5: 36. (1982).
- Crateva religiosa Ainslie, Mat. Med. Hindoostan 124. (1813), nom. illeg. non G.Forst. (1786).
- Feronia pellucida Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 384. (1821).
- Aegle tamilnadensis Kader in J. Econ. Taxon. Bot. 39: 544 (2015 publ. 2016), no specimen designated as type.
- Aegle marmelos var. tamilnadensis (S.A.Kader) D.D.Pramanick & Mastakar in S.S.Dash & A.A.Mao (eds.), Fl. Pl. India Annot. Checkl. Dicot. 1: 225 (2020), not validly publ.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan, West Himalaya Introduced into Andaman Is., Cambodia, Caroline Is., China South-Central, East Himalaya, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Trinidad-Tobago, Vietnam References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Corrêa da Serra, J. 1800. On two Genera of Plants belonging to the Natural Family of the Aurantia. Transactions of the Linnean Society of London 5: 218–226. BHL Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species plantarum, exhibentes plantas rite cognitas, ad genera relatas, cum differentiis specificis, nominibus trivialibus, synonymis selectis, locis natalibus, secundum systema sexuale digestas. Tomus I. Pp. [I–XII], 1–560. Impensis Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae [Stockholm]. BHL Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Aegle marmelos in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 5. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Aegle marmelos. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Nov. 5. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Aegle marmelos. Published online. Accessed: 5. Nov. 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Aegle marmelos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 5 Nov. 2024.

Vernacular names

অসমীয়া: বেল
বাংলা: বেল
Deutsch: Bengalische Quitte
English: Bael
suomi: Belahedelmä
ગુજરાતી: બીલી
हिन्दी: बिल्व
Bahasa Indonesia: Maja
മലയാളം: kuvalam
मराठी: बेल
नेपाली: बेल
Nederlands: Slijmappel
संस्कृतम्: बिल्वः
ไทย: มะตูม
Türkçe: Hint ayvası

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