Tara spinosa

Tara spinosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Tara
Species:
T. spinosa
Binomial name
Tara spinosa
(Feuillée ex Molina) Britton & Rose
Synonyms
  • Caesalpinia pectinata Cav.
  • Caesalpinia spinosa (Feuillée ex Molina) Kuntze
  • Caesalpinia tara Ruiz & Pav.
  • Caesalpinia tinctoria Dombey ex DC.
  • Caesalpinia tinctoria (Kunth) Benth. ex Reiche
  • Coulteria tinctoria Kunth
  • Poinciana spinosa Feuillée ex Molina
  • Tara tinctoria Molina

Tara spinosa, commonly known as tara (Quechua),[1] also known as Peruvian carob[2] or spiny holdback,[2] is a small leguminous tree or thorny shrub native to Peru.[3] T. spinosa is cultivated as a source of tannins based on a galloylated quinic acid structure.[4] This chemical structure has been confirmed also by LC–MS.[5] It is also grown as an ornamental plant because of its large colorful flowers and pods.

  1. ^ Diccionario Quechua - Español - Quechua, Academía Mayor de la Lengua Quechua, Gobierno Regional Cusco, Cusco 2005 (Quechua-Spanish dictionary)
  2. ^ a b "Market Survey - Tara" (PDF). Biocomercio Peru. 2011-07-25. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2021-07-08.
  3. ^ All information in article taken from: A. Brack Egg (1999). Diccionario Enciclopédico de Plantas Utiles del Perú Cusco, Peru: CBC.
  4. ^ Analytical Studies on Tara Tannins. J.M. Garro Galvez, B. Riedl and A. H. Conner, Holzforschung, 51(1997) 235-243 Archived 2011-09-28 at the Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ M. N. Clifford, S. Stoupi and N. Kuhnert. Profiling and Characterization by LC-MSn of the Galloylquinic Acids of Green Tea, Tara Tannin, and Tannic Acid. J. Agric. Food Chem., 2007, 55 (8), pp. 2797-2807. DOI: 10.1021/jf063533l. Publication Date (Web): March 24, 2007.