Acacia seyal
Acacia seyal Delile
- kingdom Plantae
- phylum Magnoliophyta
- class Magnoliopsida
- order Fabales
- family Fabaceae
- genus Acacia
Common Names
سيال (سَيّال) (Arabic), طلح (طَلْح) (Arabic), سليح (سِليح) (Arabic)
Languages: English
Overview
Description
A small slender tree with flattened crown. Bark greenish, covered with greenish-yellow or orange-red, powdery meal; young branches are covered with brown glands. Leaves with 3–6 pairs of pinnae, each carrying 10–16 pairs of leaflets.Flowers bright yellow with strong spicy smell in a capitate inflorescence. Fruit is a linear dehiscent pod.
Description
Size
Height: 6-12 m.
Ecology and Distribution
Global Distribution
Egypt, Sudan, Tropical East Africa, Southern Arabia.
Distribution in Egypt
Nile Valley North of Nubia (Location: Aswan).
Habitat
Nile Banks and Islands.
Life Expectancy
Perennial.
References
(Submitted). Flora of Egypt. Cairo: Al Hadara Publishing..