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Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa)

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

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Tara, a tree grown in the Andes for its tannin-rich seed pods used in food and leather industries...

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Tara spinosa
Kingdom: Plantae