Ceratonia siliqua (seed pod)

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=Introduction=
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=Nomenclature=
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{{nomenclature | binomial=Ceratonia siliqua
{{Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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|authority=L.
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|family=Fabaceae
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|scn=carob
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|syn=
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|ayurvedic=
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|pinyin=
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|aka=locust bean; St. John's bread
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|notes= }}
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=Botanical Voucher Specimen=
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{{Media      |cat=Voucher
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            | source=MOBOT, Tropicos.org
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            | mainimage=Ceratonia_siliqua_Tropicos_100266826.jpg
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            | companyimage=TropicosLogo.gif
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            | companyURL=http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100266826
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            | reference=Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 25 Mar 2014 <http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100266826>
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=Organoleptic Characteristics=
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=Macroscopic Characteristics=
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{{Media2 |cat=Microscopy | source=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
 
             | companyimage= AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
 
             | companyimage= AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
             | companyURL=http://www.Alkemist.com
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             | companyURL=http://www.alkemist.com
 
             | mainimage=Carob--1.jpg
 
             | mainimage=Carob--1.jpg
 
             | caption1=Large fragments of resin showing lateral striations observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
             | caption1=Large fragments of resin showing lateral striations observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
             | description= Carob (seed pod) (''Ceratonia siliqua'')
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| source2=Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories
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            | companyimage2= AP-LOGO-Laboratories Crop - Copy.jpg
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             | companyURL2=http://www.alkemist.com
 
             | image2=Carob--2.jpg
 
             | image2=Carob--2.jpg
 
             | caption2=Prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
             | caption2=Prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
             | characteristics=cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are the large fragments of resin showing lateral striations and the prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
 
             | characteristics=cellular structures identified in this botanical specimen are the large fragments of resin showing lateral striations and the prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
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=High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification=
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Latest revision as of 17:55, 2 June 2014

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Contents

[edit] Nomenclature

Ceratonia siliqua L.   Fabaceae  
Standardized common name (English): carob

[edit] Botanical Voucher Specimen

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Ceratonia siliqua Tropicos 100266826.jpg
Source: MOBOT, Tropicos.org[1]

[edit] Organoleptic Characteristics

[edit] Macroscopic Characteristics

[edit] Microscopic Characteristics

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Carob--1.jpg
Large fragments of resin showing lateral striations observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[2]

Carob--2.jpg
Prisms of calcium oxalate observed at 400x under polarized light with Acidified Chloral Hydrate Glycerol Solution.
Source: Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories[3]


[edit] High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

[edit] Supplementary Information

[edit] Sources

  1. MOBOT, Tropicos.org http://www.tropicos.org/Image/100266826
  2. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
  3. Elan M. Sudberg, Alkemist Laboratories http://www.alkemist.com
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