Tara

Tara spinosa (Molina) Britton & Rose

First published in N.L.Britton & al. (eds.), N. Amer. Fl. 23: 320 (1930)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Cuba, Colombia to N. Central Chile. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. It is used to treat immune system disorders, has environmental uses, as a medicine and for food.

Descriptions

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Andean, Guiana Shield. Elevation range: 150–2750 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño.
Habit
Shrub, Tree.
Ecology
Habitat according IUCN Habitats Classification: forest and woodland, savanna, shrubland, native grassland, artificial - terrestrial.
Vernacular
Dividivi, Dividivi de tierra fría, Guarango, Menejùmecacù (Cubeo), Tara, Taya
[UPFC]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 150 - 2750 m.; Andes, Guayana y Serranía de La Macarena.
Morphology General Habit
Arbusto, árbol
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

The Useful Plants of Boyacá project

Ecology
Alt. 150 - 2750 m.
Distribution
Native from Colombia.
Morphology General Habit
Shrub.
[UPB]

International Legume Database and Information Service

Conservation
Not Threatened
Ecology
Africa: Cultivated
Morphology General Habit
Perennial, Not climbing, Shrub/Tree
Vernacular
Brasilete De Vuelta Arriba, Tara
[ILDIS]

Uses

Use Environmental
Environmental uses.
Use Food
Used for food.
Use Materials
Used as material.
Use Medicines
Medical uses.
[UPFC]

Use Materials Other Chemicals
Used in cosmetics (Tapasco et al. 2015). Used in the pharmaceutical industry due to high content of gallotannins (Rugeles Chacón et al. 2012).
Use Materials Tannins/Dyestuffs
Used for making dyes (Rugeles Chacón et al. 2012). Used as a colorant (Tapasco et al. 2015).
Use Materials Unspecified Materials Chemicals
Materials (State of the World's Plants 2016).
Use Medicines Immune System Disorders
Seeds - Immunostimulant, contains galactomannan (Molina-Medina 2010).
[UPB]

Use
Chemical products, Environmental
[ILDIS]

Common Names

Spanish
Dividivi.

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • International Legume Database and Information Service

    • International Legume Database and Information Service (ILDIS) V10.39 Nov 2011
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants of Boyacá Project

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0