Ceratonia

The lowest elevations are distinguished by the predominance of sclerophyllous evergreen and semi-deciduous oak forests (Quercus coccifera, Q. brachyphylla), "maquis" of carob (Ceratonia siliqua), junipers (Juniperus phoenicea), and tree-spurge (Euphorbia dendroides).

Crete Mediterranean forests 2008

Wild olive (Olea europaea and O. maroccana) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua) woodlands and maquis were once widely spread all along the fertile, deep soils of the warmest dry coastal and inland plains.

Southwest Iberian Mediterranean sclerophyllous and mixed forests 2008

An example is the tree Ceratonia oreothauma ssp. oreothauma, endemic to peak areas of the eastern Al Hajar Mountains, but also occurring in Somalia.

Al Hajar Al Gharbi montane woodlands 2008

The Ceratonia siliqua tree layer in particular is so degraded that it is only represented by a few individuals.

Eastern Mediterranean conifer-sclerophyllous-broadleaf forests 2008

Wild olive (Olea europaea) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua) woodlands and maquis are mainly distributed in the southern part of the ecoregion and in river canyons of the Duero and Tajo basins.

Iberian sclerophyllous and semi-deciduous forests 2008

Other mountain shrubs are carob Ceratonia siliqua, Tetraclinis articulata (R) and Cistus salvifolius.

Ichkeul National Park, Tunisia 2008

Some important components of Mediterranean vegetation (species of the genera Arbutus, Calluna, Ceratonia, Chamaerops, and Laurus) are relicts from the ancient forests that dominated the Basin two million years ago.

Biological diversity in the Mediterranean Basin 2008

The driest low plains, with less than 300 mm of annual rainfall, host a semi-arid, shrub-like vegetation where wild olive (Olea europaea), carob (Ceratonia siliqua), and jujube lotus (Zizyphus lotus) once flourished.

Cyprus Mediterranean forests 2007

Thick with stands of wild olive (Olea europaea) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua), the Mediterranean forests of southern France and Spain have long been considered a lush locale to live in and to visit.

Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007

Wild olive (Olea europaea) and carob (Ceratonia siliqua) woodlands and maquis are mainly distributed in the southern portion of the ecoregion (Valencia region and Balearic Islands).

Northeastern Spain and Southern France Mediterranean forests 2007