Sideroxylon spinosum

Sideroxylon spinosum, known as argan (Tashelhit: ⴰⵔⴳⴰⵏ, romanized: argan) or Argania, is a species of flowering plant. It is a tree endemic to the calcareous semi-desert Sous valley of southwestern Morocco and to the region of Tindouf in southwestern Algeria. Argan trees grow to 8–10 m (26–33 ft) high and live up to approximately 200 years. They are thorny, with gnarled trunks and wide spreading crown. The crown has a circumference of about 70 m (230 ft) and the branches lean towards the ground.

"Argan" redirects here. For other uses, see Argan (disambiguation). For the genus of moths, see Argania (moth).

Sideroxylon spinosum
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Sapotaceae
Subfamily: Sapotoideae
Genus: Sideroxylon
Species:
S. spinosum
Binomial name
Sideroxylon spinosum
L. (1753)
  Native range of A. spinosa
Synonyms
  • Argania sideroxylon Roem. & Schult (1819), nom. superfl.
  • Argania spinosa (L.) Skeels (1911)
  • Argania spinosa var. apiculata Maire (1929)
  • Argania spinosa var. mutica Maire (1929)
  • Elaeodendron argan Retz. (1791)
  • Rhamnus sicula L. (1768)
  • Sideroxylon argan (Retz.) Baill. (1890)
  • Verlangia argan (Retz.) Neck. ex Raf. (1838)
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