Fabaceae
Carob tree
Ceratonia siliqua
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Ceratonia
Pets and kids
- CatsNot sure
- DogsNot sure
- KidsNot sure
Why
Cats: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Dogs: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.
Kids: Not sure
We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.
Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.
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Common names
By language (74)
- aeb
- خروب
- Afrikaans
- Johannesbroodboom
- Arabic
- خروب, الخرنوب, الخرُّوب, الخروب, الفانيليا, خرنوب
- arz
- خروب
- Asturian
- Algarrobu
- azb
- گئچی بوینوزو
- Azerbaijani
- Buynuzcuqlu seratoniya, Buynuz ağacı
- Basque
- Algarrobo
- Belarusian
- Ражковае дрэва
- bik
- Karob
- Bulgarian
- Рожков, Рошков
- Catalan
- Garrofer, Garrofa, Garrofera, Garrover, Garrovers
- Central Kurdish
- خەرنووب
- Chinese
- 長角豆, 长角豆
- Croatian
- Rogač
- Czech
- Rohovník obecný
- Danish
- Johannesbrød
- Dutch
- Johannesbroodboom, Carob, Carobbe, Johannesbrood, Sint-Jansbroodboom
- English
- Carob tree, St. John's bread, Locust bean, Locust-tree, St john's-bread
- Esperanto
- Karobarbo, Karobo, Karobujo
- Estonian
- Harilik jaanikaunapuu, Harilik jaanileivapuu, Jaanikaunapuu
- Filipino
- Carob
- Finnish
- Johanneksenleipäpuu
- French
- Caroubier, Caroube, Caroubes, Caroubiers, Carroube, Carroubier, Kharroubier
- Galician
- Alfarrobeira
- Georgian
- Კერატი
- German
- Johannisbrotbaum, Bockshörndlbaum, Carobe, Carubenmehl, Carubin, Charrub, Charrūb, Johannisbrot
- Greek
- Χαρουπιά, Έλλοβος, Κερατέα, Κερωνία, Χαρούπι
- gv
- Billey locust, Poanrey locust
- Hebrew
- חרוב, חרוב מצוי, עץ חרוב
- hsb
- Wšědny rohowc
- Hungarian
- Szentjánoskenyérfa
- Indonesian
- Belalang, Kacang lokus, Pohon karub, Roti Santo Yohanes
- io
- Karubiero, Karubo
- Irish
- Carúb
- Italian
- Carrubo, Carrubba
- Japanese
- キャロブ, カロブ
- kab
- Axerrub, Tasliɣwa
- kcg
- A̱la̱nzeam
- Korean
- 케럽
- Kurdish
- Xernûf
- Latvian
- Jāņmaizītes koks, Karobs, Kerobs, Pāksteņa ceratonija
- Lithuanian
- Saldžioji ceratonija
- lld
- Vaina
- Macedonian
- Рогач
- Malayalam
- കരോബ്
- Maltese
- Ħarruba
- nap
- Selléccura
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Johannesbrødtre
- Norwegian Nynorsk
- Johannesbrødtre
- Occitan
- Carrobièr, Carobièr, Corrobièr, Corropièr
- Persian
- الخروب، الجزایر
- Polish
- Szarańczyn strąkowy, Drzewo karobowe, Karob
- Portuguese
- Alfarrobeira, Alfarroba, Figueira de Pitágoras, Figueira do Egipto, Figueira do Egito, Figueira-de-pitágoras, Figueira-do-egipto, Figueira-do-egito
- roa
- Cornele
- Romanian
- Roșcov, Roşcov
- rsk
- Хлєбичок
- Russian
- Рожковое дерево, Кэроб, Цареградские рожки, Цареградские стручки, Цератония стручковая
- sc
- Carruba
- Serbian
- Рогач
- shi
- Tikiḍa
- Slovak
- Rohovník obyčajný, Karob, Svätojánsky chlieb
- Slovenian
- Rožičevec
- smn
- Juhánâsleibimuorâ
- Spanish
- Algarroba, Algarroba asilvestrada, Algarroba blanca, Algarroba casura, Algarroba chopa, Algarroba chopeta, Algarroba comun, Algarroba común
- Swedish
- Johannesbröd, Carob, Johannesbrödsträd, Johannesbrödträd
- Thai
- คารอบ
- Turkish
- Keçiboynuzu, Harnup, Harnup ağacı, Keçi boynuzu
- Ukrainian
- Рожкове дерево
- vep
- Sar'vutpu
- Vietnamese
- Minh quyết
- Walloon
- Caroubî
- wuu
- 长角豆
- Yiddish
- באקסער
Synonyms
- Ceratonia coriacea Salisb.
- Ceratonia inermis Stokes
- Ceratonia siliqua var. latissima Risso
- Ceratonia siliqua var. siccata Risso
- Ceratonia siliqua var. sterilis Risso
- Ceratonia siliqua var. vulgaris Risso
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
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Photo: L. Mahin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: James Steakley, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: State Government Photographer, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: MargaretRDonald, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mikko Heikkinen, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Juan Emilio Prades Bel, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.