Sideroxylon spinosum

Sideroxylon spinosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. spinosum
Binomial name
Sideroxylon spinosum
L. (1753)[1]
  Native range of A. spinosa
Synonyms[1]
  • Argania sideroxylon Roem. & Schult (1819), nom. superfl.
  • Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels (1911)
  • Argania spinosa var. apiculata Maire (1929)
  • Argania spinosa var. mutica Maire (1929)
  • Elaeodendron argan Retz. (1791)
  • Rhamnus sicula L. (1768)
  • Sideroxylon argan (Retz.) Baill. (1890)
  • Verlangia argan (Retz.) Neck. ex Raf. (1838)

Sideroxylon spinosum, known as argan (Tashelhit: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ, romanized: argan), synonym Argania spinosa, is a species of flowering plant. It is a tree endemic to the calcareous semi-desert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the region of Tindouf in southwestern Algeria.[2][3] Argan trees grow to 8–10 m (26–33 ft) high and live up to approximately 200 years. They are thorny, with gnarled trunks and wide spreading crown. The crown has a circumference of up to 70 m (230 ft) and the branches may lean towards the ground.

  1. ^ a b Sideroxylon spinosum L. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels". GRIN Taxonomy, US Department of Agriculture. 13 March 2023. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
  3. ^ Kouidri, M.; Saadi, A. K.; Noui, A. (2014). "Physicochemical Study and Composition of Argania spinosa Oil from Two Regions of Algeria". Chemistry of Natural Compounds. 50 (2): 346–348. doi:10.1007/s10600-014-0949-1. S2CID 36309638.

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