Tara (Fabaceae)

Tara spinosa

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Fabales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Fabales

Familia: Fabaceae
Subfamilia: Caesalpinioideae
Tribus: Caesalpinieae
Genus: Tara
Species: T. cacalaco – T. spinosa – T. vesicaria

Name

Tara Molina, Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2: 153 (1810)

• Type species: Tara tinctoria Molina (= Tara spinosa (Molina) Britton & Rose)

Synonyms

• Nicarago Britton & Rose in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 319 (1930)
• Russellodendron Britton & Rose in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 320 (1930)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Tropical & Subtropical America Bahamas, Belize, Bolivia, Chile Central, Chile North, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Guatemala, Haiti, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Venezuela Introduced into: California, Canary Is., Cape Provinces, Ethiopia, Florida, Jawa, Kenya, Namibia, Uganda, Zimbabwe References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Molina, J.I. 1810. Saggio sulla Storia Naturale del Chili. Seconda edizione. Bologna: Fratelli Masi e comp. Hathitrust Reference page. 

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Tara in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 July 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Tara. Published online. Accessed: July 23 2019.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Tara. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 July 2019.

Vernacular names

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