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The fruit is a small nut about 3–6 millimetres (1 ⁄ 8 – 1 ⁄ 4 in) long, held in a leafy bract; the bract may be either trilobed or simple oval, and is slightly asymmetrical. The asymmetry of the seedwing makes it spin as it falls, improving wind dispersal. The shape of the wing is important in the identification of different hornbeam ...
Cedrus libani, commonly known as cedar of Lebanon, Lebanon cedar, or Lebanese cedar (Arabic: أرز لبناني, romanized: ʾarz lubnāniyy), is a species of tree in the genus Cedrus, a part of the pine family, native to the mountains of the Eastern Mediterranean basin.
Most carob trees are dioecious and some are hermaphroditic, so strictly male trees do not produce fruit. [4] When the trees blossom in autumn, the flowers are small and numerous, spirally arranged along the inflorescence axis in catkin-like racemes borne on spurs from old wood and even on the trunk ; they are pollinated by both wind and insects.
Trees of the Arabian Peninsula — located in the Middle East region. Pages in category "Trees of the Arabian Peninsula" The following 10 pages are in this category, out of 10 total.
An oak is a hardwood tree or shrub in the genus Quercus of the beech family. They have spirally arranged leaves, often with lobed edges, and a nut called an acorn, borne within a cup. The genus is widely distributed in the Northern Hemisphere; it includes some 500 species, both deciduous and evergreen. Fossil oaks date back to the Middle Eocene.
The tree is a prolific bearer of many small, edible reddish figs. The tree, however, is protected under Israeli law. [228] In the Middle Ages, the sycamore fig which grew along the coast of Palestine is said to have produced two kinds of small figs: one, the size of a hazel nut having a soft peel, and which was very sweet and juicy, known as el ...
Although sandalwood trees in India, Pakistan, and Nepal are government-owned and their harvest is controlled, many trees are illegally cut down. Sandalwood oil prices had risen to $3000 per liter by 2017. [12] S. ellipticum, S. freycinetianum, and S. paniculatum, the Hawaiian sandalwood (ʻiliahi), were also used and considered high quality.
Balanites aegyptiaca - MHNT Detail of fruit. Balanites aegyptiaca (also known as the Egyptian balsam and Lalob in Sudan [3]) is a species of tree, classified as a member of either the Zygophyllaceae or the Balanitaceae. [4] This tree is native to much of Africa and parts of the Middle East. [5] There are many common names for this plant. [6]