Ceratonia
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| Ceratonia | |
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| Carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Cassieae |
| Genus: | Ceratonia L. |
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Ceratonia /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
- ↑ Sunset Western Garden Book, 1995:606–607
- ↑ "Ceratonia L.". Germplasm Resources Information Network. United States Department of Agriculture. 2007-04-03. Retrieved 2009-03-01.
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