Acacia raddiana, Twisted Acacia, Common Acacia,
שיטה סלילנית
"Have them make an ark of acacia wood—two and a half cubits long,
a cubit and a half wide, and a cubit and a half high.
Exodus 25:10
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| | Scientific name: |
| Acacia raddiana Savi |
| Common name: |
| Twisted Acacia, Common Acacia |
| Hebrew name: |
| שיטה סלילנית |
| Family: |
| Mimosaceae, שיטיים</td> |
Date Picture Taken: May 3, 2007
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| | Life form: |
| Tree |
| Leaves: |
| Alternate, compound |
| Flowers: |
| Yellow |
| Flowering Period: |
| June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
| Habitat: |
| Desert |
| Distribution: |
| The Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts |
| Chorotype: |
| Sudanian |
| Summer shedding: |
| Perenating |
Date Picture Taken: May 3, 2007
Derivation of the botanical name:
Acacia, from the Greek word akis, meaning a point or a barb.
raddiana, named for Giusepe Raddi (1770-1829), Italian botanist. In 1828 he was appointed a member of the commission that was charged with studying the Egyptian hieroglyphs under the direction of Champollion, but he was taken sick and died in Rhodes on his return to Florence.
- The standard author abbreviation Savi is used to indicate Gaetano Savi (17691844), an Italian naturalist.
The Acacia raddiana, Spiraled acacia has a rather vertical trunk, out of which secondary branches grow, producing an irregular foliage crown. The Acacia raddiana flowers in Israel between June and December.
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