Tara spinosa is native to Peru and can be found growing throughout northern, western, and southern South America, from Venezuela to Argentina. It has been introduced in drier parts of Asia, the Middle East, and Africa and has become naturalized in California.

Jun 26, 2024 · What Is Tara Flour? Tara is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family. Tara trees, also known as Peruvian carob or spiny holdback, are grown in South America.

Tara is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It includes three species of trees and shrubs native to the tropical Americas, from northern Mexico through Central America, the Caribbean, and western South America to Bolivia and Central Chile.

Aug 19, 2024 · The tara tree, a type of nickernut, is a Peruvian native species, well-known for its industrial applications (mostly as a dye and thickening agent), but also rich in protein and fiber, which makes it a great nutritional supplement, with antioxidant benefits.

Cæsalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze, commonly known as tara1, is a small leguminous tree or thorny shrub. Tara is recognized as a source of high value products from its pods and seeds as tannins based on a galloylated quinic acid structure, used in …

Jan 1, 2018 · Tara (Caesalpinia spinosa) has been cultivated for many years by managing natural forests, mainly for pod and seed extraction, and is highly appreciated for its multiple uses since ancient...

Tara spinosa, commonly known as tara (Quechua), 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.

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, as a medicine, has environmental uses and for food.

Plant database entry for Tara spinosa with 9 images and 29 data details.

Nov 7, 2023 · The Tara spinosa, or Caesalpinia spinosa, is a wild perennial that grow in the dry, sub-humid valleys and hillsides of the Andes. Endemic to Peru, Tara has been cultivated by pre-Columbian civilizations since pre-Hispanic times: traditionally, the pods were grown to …