alfarrobeira
Also known as locust bean, carob tree, St John's-bread, locust-tree
espécie de planta
AI overview
The carob is a flowering evergreen tree native to the Mediterranean region and Middle East that belongs to the legume family. It is widely grown for its edible seed pods and as an ornamental plant, with Spain being its largest producer globally.
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Species
Least ConcernCeratonia siliqua
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderFabales
- FamilyFabaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Cyprus, East Aegean Is., France, Greece, Iran, Italy, Kriti, Lebanon-Syria, Libya, Morocco
Observations recorded75,635
Common Name: kharub (Arabic)
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Article · Português
A alfarrobeira (Ceratonia siliqua), também conhecida como Pão-de-João ou Pão-de-São-João, figueira-de-pitágoras e figueira-do-egipto, é uma árvore de folha perene, originária da região mediterrânica, que atinge cerca de 10 a 20 m de altura, e cujo fruto é a alfarroba (do hebraico antigo charuv (חרוב), a semente, pelo árabe al karrub, a vagem, corruptela daquele outro termo).
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