Argania spinosa
Sapotaceae FAMILY

Argania spinosa

Argania spinosa

Edibility
4/5
Medicinal
2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Argania spinosa is a spiny, evergreen usually growing 4 - 10 metres tall but exceptionally reaching 21 metres. The bole can be 100cm in diameter[ 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ]. The knotty trunk can sometimes have several criss-crossed stems[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ]. The tree is a very important local source of a high quality edible oil. The tree is sometimes cultivated as an oil crop and this cultivation is spreading to areas outside its native range[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. , 418 Title Ecocrop Publication Author Website http://ecocrop.fao.org/ecocrop/srv/en/home Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Basic information on a wide range of useful plants, plus details of environmental needs where available. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical
Native RangeNorthwest Africa - Algeria, Morocco, Western Sahara, Mauritania.
HabitatSlopes of rough hills, seeming to thrive between the rocks on poor soil, at elevations up to 1,500 metres[ 303 Title World Agroforesty Centre Publication Author Website http://www.worldagroforestry.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An excellent online database of a huge range of trees giving very good information on each plant - its uses, ecology, identity, propagation, pests etc. ].