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3529.000 Ceratonia
Bailey, L.H. (1949) Manual of Cultivated Plants Revised edition. Macmillan, New York.
Description of the genus
Tree. Leaves paripinnate; leaflets broad. Inflorescence of racemes borne on the old wood. Flowers bisexual or unisexual. Petals 0. Pods leathery, indehiscent, laterally flattened, filled with a pulpy substance between the seeds. Derivation of name: Greek for horn, referring to the large pod. Worldwide: 2 species occurring in Arabia and Somalia. Zimbabwe: 1 cultivated taxon. |
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