Ceratonia siliqua (seed pod)

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Nomenclature

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

Botanical Voucher Specimen

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

Organoleptic Characteristics

Macroscopic Characteristics

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]


High Performance Thin Layer Chromatographic Identification

Supplementary Information

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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