ACCEPTED FLOWERING SPECIES

Tara spinosa

Name author: (Molina) Britton & Rose

A species in the Fabaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.

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Botanical classification

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Plant group: Angiosperms · flowering plants
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Tara
Species: Tara spinosa
Taxonomic status: Accepted in this release
Name publication year: 1930

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Synonyms & earlier names

Names that this release treats as synonyms of Tara spinosa. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.

16 synonyms in this snapshot

Caesalpinia horridaName author: (Kunth) Spreng.
Caesalpinia mucronataName author: Willd.
Caesalpinia pectinataName author: Cav.
Caesalpinia spinosaName author: (Molina) Kuntze
Caesalpinia taraName author: Ruiz & Pav.
Caesalpinia tinctoriaName author: (Molina) Dombey ex DC.
Caesalpinia tinctoriaName author: Benth. ex Taub.
Caesalpinia tinctoria var. horridaName author: Pittier
Coulteria chilensisName author: DC.
Coulteria horridaName author: Kunth
Coulteria tinctoriaName author: (Molina) Kunth
Poinciana mucronataName author: (Willd.) Poir.
Poinciana spinosaName author: Molina
Poinciana taraName author: Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.
Tara tinctoriaName author: Molina
Tara tinctoria var. horridaName author: (Kunth) Pittier

About this record

Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.

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