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Ceratonia

algarroba bean

Other common names
Locust
St John's bread
Botanical details
Family
Fabaceae
Native to GB / Ireland
No
Genus

Ceratonia

Genus description

Ceratonia are evergreen shrubs or small trees with wavy-margined, pinnate leaves. Erect racemes of tiny petal-less flowers are followed by conspicuous bean-like fruit

Name status

Correct

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