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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.
Ceratia Adans. (1763) Siliqua Duhamel (1755), nom. superfl. Ceratonia / ˌsɛrəˈtoʊniə / [2] is 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 ...
The Los Angeles County Arboretum and Botanic Garden, 127 acres (51.4 ha), is an arboretum, botanical garden, and historical site nestled into hills near the San Gabriel Mountains in Arcadia, California, United States. Open daily, it only closes on Christmas Day. [1]
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).
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. It is evergreen, with singly-pinnate leaves bearing up to 20 leaflets.
Prosopis alba is a medium-sized tree, measuring between 5 and 15 m (16 and 49 ft), in height and 1 m (3.3 ft) in diameter, though such tall specimens occur very rarely at present. The trunk is short and the treetop is globular, sometimes reaching 10 m (33 ft) in diameter. The bark is thin, brown-grayish in colour, with streaks, and it has ...
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] This chemical structure has been confirmed also by LC–MS. [5]
Knobcone pine (Pinus attenuata) Ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa): well known in mountains. Lodgepole pine (Pinus contorta): used for early construction of buildings and other structures. Monterey pine (Pinus radiata): naturally limited endemic range; widely planted horticulturally around the world.