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Ceratonia Siliqua

Carob tree is a species of flowering evergreen tree in the pea family, Fabaceae. Its scientific name is Ceratonia siliqua L.

It is widely grown for its edible pods, and as an ornamental tree in gardens. The ripe, dried pod is often ground to carob powder, which is used to replace cocoa powder. Carob bars, an alternative to chocolate bars, are often available in health-food stores.

The tree is known in English as carob tree, St John's-bread or locust bean (not to be confused with the African locust bean).

The carob tree grows up to 15 m (49 ft) tall. The crown (the upper part of tree) is broad and semispherical, supported by a thick trunk with brown rough bark and solid and firm branches. Leaves are 10 to 20 cm (3.9 to 7.9 in) long, alternate and compound.

Most carob trees are dioecious (with separate male an female plants) but some are hermaphrodite. The male trees do not produce fruit. The trees blossom in autumn. The flowers are small and in an inflorescence axis in racemes like catkins; the pollination is by both wind and insects.

The fruit is a legume (also known as a pod). The pods take a full year to develop and ripen. The sweet ripe pods eventually fall to the ground and are eaten by various mammals (goats, sheeps, cows), and so the hard seeds are dispersed.