Ceratonia

Ceratonia siliqua

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Ceratonieae
Genus: Ceratonia
Species: C. oreothauma – C. siliqua

Name

Ceratonia L., Sp. Pl. 2: 1026 (1753).

Type species: C. siliqua L.

Synonyms

Homotypic
- Siliqua Duhamel, Traité Arbr. Arbust. 2: 261. (1755), nom. illeg. nom. superfl.
Heterotypic
- Ceratia Adans., Fam. Pl. 2: 319. (1763), nom. illeg.

Notes

Ceratonia Boisduval, 1870: 32. Invalid homonym of Certoni Costa, 1839: 33 (Lepidoptera).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - ⧼Baleares, Corse,⧽ France, Portugal (introduced), Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Greece, Italy, Kriti, Sicilia, Yugoslavia.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia.
- Regional: Macaronesia
  - Canary Islands, Cape Verde, Madeira (introduced).
- Regional: Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia (introduced), Somalia, Sudan (introduced).
- Regional: East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania (introduced).
- Regional: South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe (introduced).
- Regional: Southern Africa
  - Cape Provinces, Namibia, Northern Provinces (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Caucasus
  - Transcaucasus (introduced).
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Cyprus, East Aegean Islands, Iran, Iraq (introduced), Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Sinai, Turkey.
- Regional: Arabian Peninsula
  - Oman, Yemen.
- Regional: China
  - China Southeast (introduced).
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan (introduced).
Continental: Australasia
- Regional: Australia
  - New South Wales, South Australia (introduced).
Continental: Pacific
- Regional: South-Central Pacific
  - Tubuai Islands (introduced).
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Southwestern U.S.A.
  - California.
- Regional: Mexico
  - Mexico Southwest.
Continental: Southern America (introduced)
- Regional: Caribbean
  - Trinidad-Tobago.
- Regional: Western South America
  - Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus II: 1026. Reference page.

Links

Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Ceratonia in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2012 Jan 25.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ceratonia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Mar 7. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Ceratonia. Accessed: 7 Mar 2025.
Tropicos.org 2019. Ceratonia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 November 2019.
International Plant Names Index. 2016. Ceratonia. Published online. Accessed: Dec. 18 2016. Reference page.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Johannisbrotbäume
Esperanto: Ceratonio
suomi: Johanneksenleipäpuut
עברית: חרוב
italiano: Carrubo
македонски: Рогачи

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