Tara (Tara spinosa)
Tara spinosa is a thorny tree or large shrub native to Peru and Bolivia. Its pods yield tannins for leather tanning, and its seeds provide tara gum, a versatile food.
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Synonyms
Caesalpinia horrida (Kunth) Spreng.
Caesalpinia mucronata Willd.
Caesalpinia pectinata Cav.
Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze
Caesalpinia tara Ruiz & Pav.
Caesalpinia tinctoria (Molina) Dombey ex DC.
Coulteria chilensis DC.
Coulteria horrida Kunth
Coulteria tinctoria (Molina) Kunth
Poinciana mucronata (Willd.) Poir.
Poinciana spinosa Molina
Poinciana tara Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.
Tara tinctoria Molina
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderFabales
- familyFabaceae
- genusTara
- speciesTara spinosa