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  2. Carob - Wikipedia

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    The carob (/ ˈ k ær ə b / KARR-əb; Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae sub-family of the legume family, Fabaceae.It is widely cultivated for its edible fruit, which takes the form of seed pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens and landscapes.

  3. Ceratonia - Wikipedia

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    Ceratonia / ˌ s ɛr ə ˈ t oʊ n i ə /, [2] also known as carobs, is a small genus of flowering trees in the pea family, Fabaceae, endemic to the Mediterranean region and the Middle East. Its best known member is the carob tree ( Ceratonia siliqua ), which is cultivated for its edible pods and has been widely introduced to regions with ...

  4. Tara spinosa - Wikipedia

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    Tara spinosa, commonly known as tara , [1] also known as Peruvian carob [2] or spiny holdback, [2] is a small leguminous tree or thorny shrub native to Peru. [3] T. spinosa is cultivated as a source of tannins based on a galloylated quinic acid structure. [ 4 ]

  5. Ceratonia oreothauma - Wikipedia

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    Ceratonia has one other species, Ceratonia siliqua or carob, which is distributed around the Mediterranean. C. oreothauma is morphologically distinct from C. siliqua. In addition the pollen grains of C. oreothauma are slightly smaller than those of C. siliqua and are tricolporate rather than tetracolporate. [4]

  6. List of trees and shrubs by taxonomic family - Wikipedia

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    Ceratonia: ceratonia trees; Ceratonia siliqua: carob tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Cercis: redbuds; Cercis canadensis: eastern redbud Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) 471 Cercis occidentalis: western redbud Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Cercis siliquastrum: Judas-tree Fabaceae (legume family (peas)) Cladrastis: yellowwoods; Cladrastis ...

  7. Ectomyelois ceratoniae - Wikipedia

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    Ectomyelois ceratoniae, the locust bean moth, more ambiguously known as "carob moth", is a moth of the family Pyralidae.It has a nearly cosmopolitan distribution. The larvae are translucent white, with the internal organs visible from the outside. They feed on the seeds and pods of a wide range of plants, including Punica granatum, Citrus fruit, Pistacia vera, Juglans regia, Prunus dulcis ...

  8. Prosopis pallida - Wikipedia

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    Prosopis pallida is a species of mesquite tree. It has the common names kiawe (/ k iː ˈ ɑː v eɪ /) [2] (in Hawaii), huarango (in its native South America) and American carob, as well as "bayahonda" (a generic term for Prosopis), "algarrobo pálido" (in some parts of Ecuador and Peru), and "algarrobo blanco" (usually used for Prosopis alba).

  9. Bean tree - Wikipedia

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    Bean tree is a name used in different parts of the world for various trees that carry their seeds in large pods. Examples include: Carob; Catalpa; Cassia brewsteri; Cassia tomentella; Erythrina; Castanospermum australe; Lysiphyllum carronii