Ceratonia oreothauma
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| Ceratonia oreothauma | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Genus: | Ceratonia |
| Species: | C. oreothauma |
| Binomial name | |
| Ceratonia oreothauma Hillc., G.P.Lewis & Verdc.[1] | |
Ceratonia oreothauma is a species of tree native to Oman and Somaliland.
Ceratonia oreothauma is a small tree with gnarled branches and rough bark which grows up to 8 meters high. It is evergreen, with singly-pinnate leaves bearing up to 20 leaflets.[2]
Ceratonia oreothauma flowers in March and April. Flowers are either purely male or purely female, with minute and sterile primary anthers.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Ceratonia oreothauma has two widely separated populations which are classified as separate subspecies. C. oreothauma ssp. oreothauma is found in a single valley on Jebel Aswad in the eastern Hajar Mountains of Oman between 900 and 2000 meters elevation.[2] C. oreothauma subsp. somalensis occurs in the mountains of Somaliland between 1500 and 1800 meters elevation.[4]