Ceratonia

Ceratonia
Ceratonia
Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Tribe: Cassieae
Genus: Ceratonia
L.
species

Selected species

Ceratonia (pronounced /ˌsɛrəˈtoʊniə/)[1] is genus of flowering trees in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is endemic to the Mediterranean region. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae, tribe Caesalpinieae.[2]

An obsolete name for Ceratonia was Acalis.

References

  1. ^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
  2. ^ "Ceratonia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-03. http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2300. Retrieved 2009-03-01. 



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