The carob (/ˈkærəb/ KARR-əb; Ceratonia siliqua) is a flowering evergreen tree or shrub in the Caesalpinioideae sub-family of the legume family, Fabaceae...

region and the Middle East. Its best known member is the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua), which is cultivated for its edible pods and has been widely introduced...

galactomannan vegetable gum extracted from the seeds of the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua) and used as a thickening agent (gelling agent) in food technology...

Siliqua may also refer to: Siliqua, Sardinia, a comune in the Province of Cagliari Siliqua (bivalve), a genus of clam Ceratonia siliqua, the carob tree, a flowering...

family Lamiaceae, genera Laurus and Myrtus, and species Olea europaea, Ceratonia siliqua, and Ficus carica. It is similar to garrigue. Mining maquis Maquis...

biglobosa), which is also known as néré Also not commonly, the carob tree, Ceratonia siliqua, whose pods are called locust beans "Locust" comes from the Latin...

(Levisticum officinale) Lovage seeds (Levisticum officinale) Locust beans (Ceratonia siliqua) Mace (Myristica fragrans) Mahleb, mahalepi, St. Lucie cherry (Prunus...

(broad bean), Medicago sativa (alfalfa), Arachis hypogaea (peanut), Ceratonia siliqua (carob), Trigonella foenum-graecum (fenugreek), and Glycyrrhiza glabra...

lentiscus), the Kermes oak (Quercus coccifera) and the carob tree (Ceratonia siliqua). In the drier steppe-like areas, branched asphodel (Asphodelus ramosus)...

human use. The subspecies is considered Endangered. Ceratonia has one other species, Ceratonia siliqua or carob, which is distributed around the Mediterranean...