Ceratonia

Ceratonia
	; Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae;
Division:	Magnoliophyta;
Class:	Magnoliopsida;
Order:	Fabales;
Family:	Fabaceae;
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae;
Tribe:	Caesalpinieae;
Genus:	Ceratonia; L.
species
	Selected species Ceratonia siliqua;

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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.

[edit] References

^ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
^ "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 on 2009-03-01.

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[0] Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607

[1] "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 on 2009-03-01.

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