The genus Balanites Delile has been placed under the families Simaroubaceae, Zygophyllaceae and Balanitaceae. On the other, many researchers treated that Balanites roxburghii Planch. (Native range: India) and Balanites aegyptiaca (L.)Delile (Native range: Africa, Israel to Arabian Peninsula) as synonymous though they are two distinct taxa. Indian researchers collected the taxon and studied Balanites roxburghii, but also mentioned the names B. aegyptiaca, B. aegyptiacavb var. indica, B. indica, B. regida, etc. creating taxonomic confusion This review discusses the systemic position of the genus Balanites and the status and rank of Balanites aegyptiaca (L.)Delile (1813) and Balanites roxburghii Planch. (1854) based on available external and internal morphology and micro- and macromolecular evidence.