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'''''Prosopis cineraria''''', also known as ''' | '''''Prosopis cineraria''''', also known as '''Ghaf tree''', is a species of [[Flowering plant|flowering]] [[tree]] in the [[pea]] family, [[Fabaceae]]. It is native to [[arid]] portions of [[Western Asia]] and the [[Indian Subcontinent]], including Afghanistan, Bahrain, Iran, India, Oman, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Yemen. Its leaves are shattered and stripy along its branch. It can survive extreme drought. It is an established [[introduced species]] in parts of [[Southeast Asia]], including [[Indonesia]].<ref name="LIFE"/> | ||
The ʿGhaf is the national tree of the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Through the ''Give a Ghaf campaign'' its citizens are urged to plant it in their gardens to combat [[desertification]] and to preserve their country's heritage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.7daysindubai.com/UAE-groups-help-save-ghaf-trees-Combat/story-19300102-detail/story.html|title=UAE groups help to save ghaf trees on UN 'Combat Desertification Day'|last=Philp|first=Myra|date=2013-06-17|newspaper=7DAYS in Dubai|access-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012075247/http://www.7daysindubai.com/UAE-groups-help-save-ghaf-trees-Combat/story-19300102-detail/story.html|archive-date=2013-10-12|url-status=dead|publisher=Al Sidra Media}}</ref> The desert village of [[Nazwa]] in the UAE is home to the Al Ghaf Conservation Reserve.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/six-natural-reserves-declared-in-dubai-1.247444|title=Six natural reserves declared in Dubai|work=The National|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref> | The ʿGhaf is the national tree of the [[United Arab Emirates]]. Through the ''Give a Ghaf campaign'' its citizens are urged to plant it in their gardens to combat [[desertification]] and to preserve their country's heritage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.7daysindubai.com/UAE-groups-help-save-ghaf-trees-Combat/story-19300102-detail/story.html|title=UAE groups help to save ghaf trees on UN 'Combat Desertification Day'|last=Philp|first=Myra|date=2013-06-17|newspaper=7DAYS in Dubai|access-date=2018-03-21|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131012075247/http://www.7daysindubai.com/UAE-groups-help-save-ghaf-trees-Combat/story-19300102-detail/story.html|archive-date=2013-10-12|url-status=dead|publisher=Al Sidra Media}}</ref> The desert village of [[Nazwa]] in the UAE is home to the Al Ghaf Conservation Reserve.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thenational.ae/uae/six-natural-reserves-declared-in-dubai-1.247444|title=Six natural reserves declared in Dubai|work=The National|access-date=2018-09-09|language=en}}</ref> | ||
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[[Category:Drought-tolerant trees]] | [[Category:Drought-tolerant trees]] | ||
[[Category:Flora of the Arabian Peninsula]] | [[Category:Flora of the Arabian Peninsula]] | ||
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[[Category:State symbols of the Kingdom of Bahrain]] | [[Category:State symbols of the Kingdom of Bahrain]] | ||
[[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]] | [[Category:Flora of the Indian subcontinent]] | ||
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[[Category:Provincial symbols of Rajputana Praant (India)]] | [[Category:Provincial symbols of Rajputana Praant (India)]] | ||
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[[Category:Symbols of Rajasthan]] | [[Category:Symbols of Rajasthan]] | ||