Aegle marmelos

This article is about the bael tree. For the demon, see Bael (demon). For the professional wrestler, see Bael (wrestler).

Bael
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Rutaceae
Subfamily: Aurantioideae
Genus: Aegle
Corrêa[3]
Species:
A. marmelos
Binomial name
Aegle marmelos
Synonyms[2]
  • Belou marmelos (L.) A.Lyons
  • Crateva marmelos L.

Aegle marmelos, commonly known as bael (or bili[4] or bhel[5]), also Bengal quince,[2] golden apple,[2] Japanese bitter orange,[6] stone apple[7][8] or wood apple,[6] is a species of tree native to the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia.[2] It is present in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh,[9] Sri Lanka, and Nepal as a naturalized species.[2][9] The tree is considered to be sacred by Hindus and Buddhists.

  1. ^ Plummer, J. (2020). Aegle marmelos. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2020: e.T156233789A156238207. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T156233789A156238207.en. Downloaded on 07 March 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Taxon: Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa". GRIN Global, National Plant Germplasm System, US Department of Agriculture. 19 September 2017. Retrieved 16 March 2018.
  3. ^ "genus Aegle". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN) online database. Retrieved 20 June 2017.
  4. ^ "FOI search results". flowersofindia.net. Archived from the original on 12 August 2017. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  5. ^ Wilder, G.P. (1907), Fruits of the Hawaiian Islands, Hawaiian Gazette, ISBN 9781465583093
  6. ^ a b "M.M.P.N.D. - Sorting Aegle names". unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 20 January 2016.
  7. ^ "Bael: Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa". Philippine Medicinal Plants.
  8. ^ Cite error: The named reference Orwa was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ a b Misra KK (1999). "Bael". NewCROP, the New Crop Resource Online Program, Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture, Center for New Crops & Plant Products, Purdue University, W. Lafayette, IN. Retrieved 20 January 2016.