Argania spinosa(ARJSI)
Overview Code created in: 2001-11-13
- EPPO Code: ARJSI
- Preferred name: Argania spinosa
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Skeels
Native to Southwest Mediterranean, western Saharan Africa. A valuable oil is extracted from the kernels.
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Argania sideroxylon | Roemer & Schultes |
| Sideroxylon spinosum | Linnaeus |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| argan | English |
| ironwood | English |
| afrikanischer Arganbaum | German |
| marokkanischer Eisenholzbaum | German |
| Schlangenhautbaum | German |
| arganier | French |
| bois d'Argan | French |
| bois de fer | French |
| olivier du Maroc | French |
| argan | Spanish |
| argània | Spanish |
| legno ferro del Marocco | Italian |
| arganboom | Dutch |
| arganie | Dutch |
| argânia | Portuguese |
| argan | Swedish |
| аргания | Russian |
| أركان | Arabic |
| أرݣان | Arabic |
| ارڨان | Arabic |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal asterids (
1ASTD )
Order
Ericales (
1ERIO )
Family
Sapotaceae (
1SATF )
Subfamily
Sapotoideae (
1SATS )
Genus
Argania (
1ARJG )
Species
Argania spinosa (
ARJSI )