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Common names: | Carob (English) |
Description: | Evergreen, dioecious tree. Leaves paripinnate; leaflets in 2-8 pairs, elliptic. Flowers borne in racemes; male flowers with stamens borne on a broad disk; female flowers with an enlarged sessile stigma. Pods dark-brown, 10-30 cm long. |
Notes: | |
Derivation of specific name: | siliqua: referring to the elongated pod. |
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Worldwide distribution: | Native to the eastern Mediterranean region |
Growth form(s): | Tree. |
Insects associated with this species: | |
Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
Image last updated: | Tuesday 25 October 2011 |
Literature: |
Bailey, L.H. (1949). Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York. Page 585. Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Page 4. |
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