Acacia arabica Wil.

Gommier rouge | Amoura, Sanat

Gommier rouge

Biosystematics

Kingdom
Plantae
Branch
Spermatophytes
Subphylum
Angiospermes
Class
Dicotylédones
Subclass
Résidées
Order
Rosales
General shape
Tree
Life cycle and type
Perennial
Specie parts
Use
Description
de très large répartition, est présent à la fois sous bioclimat tropical sec et aride du Sahel et du Sahara, mais également sous bioclimat méditerranéen aride et semi-aride. Le taxon présente une plasticité envers l’altitude
Family
Fabaceae
Sub-family
Mimosaceae
Genus
Acacia
Arabic name
أكاسيا معطر
Morphologie

Morphology

  • Visible fruit/seeds
  • Nitrogen fixation
  • Known allelopath
  • Natural regeneration capacity
  • Remarkable flower
Max height at maturity
800 cm
Lifespan
1200 Month
C:N ratio (Fertility)
High
Foliage type
Evergreen
Leaf porosity Summer
Medium
Leaf porosity Winter
Low
Foliage texture
Medium
Growth rate
Medium
Root system depth
Deep
Active growth period
Spring Summer
Biologie

Biology

  • Fruit/seed persistence
  • Fruit/seed abundance
  • Tendency to conserve
Duration of seed dispersal
45 Day
Water content
28 %
  • Beginning of fruit/seed period 2023-06-01
  • End of fruit/seed period 2023-09-30
Maturation
Autumn Summer
Flowering period
Spring
Reproduction
Sexual and vegetative
Seed dispersal unit
Fruit (Pod with several seeds)
Type of release
Barochory
Dispersal area
Medium
Pollinators
Wind Bee Wasps Flies
Shade tolerance
Grazing tolerance
High
CaCO3 tolerance
High
Seed longevity (germination power)
espece.longue
Multiplication

Multiplication

  • Seed dormancy
  • Commercial availability of seeds
  • Light effect
  • Reforestation potential
Weight of 1000 seeds
0.642 Kg
Seed impurity
40 %
Latency period
1 Days
Germination rate
90 %
Germination speed
4 Days
Average germination time (DMG)
8 Days
Optimal temperature for germination
26 C°
Plant density
1200 Ha