Tree or large shrub ; up to 3 m tall , with rounded crown and dark reddish-brown bark . Stems many ; prickles (just below the nodes) 2 or 3 , up to 7 mm , dark brown and glossy , all curving downwards or straight . Leaves with 5-7 pairs of pinnae ; leaflets 7-9 pairs on each pinna , 2-4 x 2 mm , oblong . Inflorescences spicate , up to 6 cm , pedunculate , in clusters . Flowers white , faintly fragrant ; calyx ± 1 mm , 5-lobed ; corolla 5-lobed ; stamens many , exserted . Fruit pod , 7-9 x 13-11 cm , flattened , 5-6-seeded , brown-green , dehiscent . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .
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Not Evaluated (NE)
Not Common
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Acacia asak (Forssk.) Willd.
Acacia glaucophylla Steud. ex A.Rich.
Acacia triacantha Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Mimosa asak Forssk.
Senegalia triacantha Raf.
This tree is propagated by seeds. Steps to follow: • Sow collected seeds in seed tray filled with a ratio of 3 peat moss: 1 compost, 5 cm apart. • Irrigate the seed tray three times a week. • Germination commences from 4–7 days. Seed germination of this species is high and average germination is around 93%.
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*POWO (2022). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org *Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088.
