''Tara'' is a genus of

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s in the

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

family,

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. 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. Typical habitats include seasonally-dry tropical forest and semi-arid thorn scrub. It belongs to tribe Caesalpinieae of subfamily Caesalpinioideae.

Species

''Tara'' comprises the following species: * '' Tara cacalaco'' (Humb. & Bonpl.) Molinari & Sánchez Och. * '' Tara spinosa'' (Feuillé ex Molina) Britton & Rose — Tara (

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) * '' Tara vesicaria'' (L.) Molinari, Sánchez Och. & Mayta

References

Caesalpinieae Fabaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm {{Caesalpinioideae-stub