Tara (plant)

Tara is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Tara
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae[1]
Tribe:	Caesalpinieae[2]
Genus:	Tara (Molina 1789) E. Gagnon & G. P. Lewis 2016
Type species
Tara spinosa (Feuillé ex Molina) Britton & Rose
Species
See text
Synonyms[2]
Nicarago Britton & Rose Russellodendron Britton & Rose. 1930

Species

Tara comprises the following species:[2]

• Tara cacalaco (Humb. & Bonpl.) Molinari & Sánchez Och.
• Tara spinosa (Feuillé ex Molina) Britton & Rose—Tara (Peru)
• Tara vesicaria (L.) Molinari, Sánchez Och. & Mayta

References

1. The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
2. Gagnon E, Bruneau A, Hughes CE, de Queiroz LP, Lewis GP. (2016). "A new generic system for the pantropical Caesalpinia group (Leguminosae)". PhytoKeys. 71 (71): 1–160. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.71.9203. PMC 5558824. PMID 28814915.CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)