Evergreen tree ; up to 12 m tall , with a rounded crown , and a single trunk . Stems much-branched ; young branches brown or reddish tinged , pubescent becoming glabrous ; bark brown to grey-brown , rough and heavily fissured ; spines paired , strong , straight or deflexed , grey-white , up to 8 cm long . Leaves pinnate , with 2-11 pairs of pinnae ; leaflets 7-25 pairs , each leaflet 3-7 mm , oblong . Inflorescences of globose heads , axillary , 1-1 . 5 cm across , pedunculate with 2 bracts at about one third the length of the peduncle . Flowers yellow , mildly fragrant ; calyx ± 1 mm ; corolla ± 3 mm , 5-lobed . Fruit pod , 8-17 x 1-2 cm , straight or slightly curved , constricted in between the seed containing segments or crenate to striaght-sided , tardily dehiscent , drying black , 10-15-sseded . (Ref . Flora of Oman ; vol . 2) .
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Acacia arabica var. indica Benth.
Acacia nilotica subsp. indica (Benth.) Brenan
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Prickly Acacia
Richardson & Dorr (2003) mentioned that: "Crooks of indigenous samr (Acacia tortilis), qarat (Acacia nilotica) and sidr (Ziziphus spina-christi), obtained from the Omani interior, are used for rib-work (of boat-building industry), together with mit, imported from the Horn of Africa. The frames or ribs are made from local sidr, qarat or samr wood. A depilatory paste made of dates or qarat (Acacia nilotica) is sometimes smeared over the hair-side of the skin prior to burying. A number of different tanning agents are used in Oman, the most common of which are the dried leaves and pods of indigenous acacia trees (Acacia nilotica, Acacia etbaica or Acacia tortilis)". (Ref. The Craft Heitage of Oman). In addition, Ghazanfar (2007) wrote that: "Resin, leaves and seeds have been used in traditional medicine for cataracts, as demulcent, for treating diarrhoea, diabetes and toothache". (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.2).
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