Cascalote (Tara cacalaco)
Tara cacalaco is a leguminous plant from Peru and Bolivia. Its pods provide tara gum, a food additive, and tannins for leather and medicine. It belongs to the genus
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Synonyms
Caesalpinia cacalaco Bonpl.
Poinciana horrida Sessé & Moc.
Russellodendron cacalaco (Bonpl.) Britton & Rose
Taxonomy
- kingdomPlantae
- divisionTracheophyta
- classMagnoliopsida
- orderFabales
- familyFabaceae
- genusTara
- speciesTara cacalaco