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Mount Usu / Sarobetsu post-mined peatland
From left: Crater basin in 1986 and 2006. Cottongrass / Daylily
HOME > Plant list (植物リスト) > Fabaceae (Leguminosae) (マメ科) > Ceratonia siliqua
Subfam FaboideaeCeratonia Fabr. (イナゴマメ)Inagomame (イナゴマメ, 蝗豆), carob or locust bean/treeLifeform: evergreen tree over 10 m in height Distribution: Mediterranean region and the Middle East |
Habitat: scrubs and scrublands, especially near the coasts Use: edible bean (the ripe, dried pod is grounded to make carob powder, used to the alternatives of cocoa powder) Etymology of carat: one carat, originating from a seed of carob, is fixed at 0.2 grams to weigh treasure stones |
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[1-3] at Sakuya Konohana Kan (咲くやこの花館) located in Osaka, western Japan, on February 6 2022.