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236.0000 Family Fabaceae Lindl.; Edwards´s Bot. Reg. 22: ad t. 1845 (1836), nom. cons., nom. alt.
728 genera, ca. 22.300 spp. Phylogeny and new subfamily system: Azani et al. (LPWG) (2017)
Species listed in database: 22586; hybrids: 150
= Acaciaceae E.Mey.; Comm. Pl. Afr. Austr. [Meyer] 1: 164 (1836)
= Aspalathaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 51 (1820)
= Astragalaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Bauhiniaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 67 (1820)
= Caesalpiniaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Cassiaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Ciceraceae Steele; Handb. Field Bot. [Steele] xx, 63 (1847)
= Coronillaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 162 (1820)
= Cytisaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Dalbergiaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Daleaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Detariaceae (DC.) J.Hess; Uebers. Phan. Nat. Pfl.-Fam. 46 (1832)
= Galedupaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 277 (1820)
= Geoffroeaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Hedysaraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Inocarpaceae Zoll.; Syst. Verz. Ind. Archip. [Zollinger] 2: 117 (1854-1855)
= Lathyraceae Burnett; Outlines Bot. [Burnett] 660, 1092, 1138 (1835)
= Leguminosae Juss.; Gen. Pl. [Jussieu] 345 (1789), nom. cons.
= Lotaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. Pflanzenr. 2(2.2): xv, 727 (1826)
= Mimosaceae R.Br.; Voy. Terra Austral. 2: 551 (1814), nom. cons.
= Papilionaceae Giseke; Prael. Ord. Nat. Pl. 415 (1792), nom. cons., nom. alt.
= Phaseolaceae Mart.; Consp. Regn. Veg. [Martius] 34 (1835)
= Robiniaceae Vest; Anleit. Stud. Bot. 270, 291 (1818)
= Sophoraceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 229 (1820)
= Swartziaceae Bartl.; Ord. Nat. Pl. 231, 413 (1830)
= Tamarindaceae Martinov; Tekhno-Bot. Slovar 622 (1820)
= Trifoliaceae Bercht. & J.Presl; Přír. Rostlin 230 (1820)
= Viciaceae Oken; Lehrb. Naturgesch. Pflanzenr. 2(2.2): xv (1826)
236.5519 Genus Tara Molina; Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2: 153 (1810)
Distribution: Tropical America
Species listed in database: 3
= Nicarago Britton & Rose; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 23: 319 (1930)
= Russellodendron Britton & Rose; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 23: 320 (1930)
species :
Tara cacalaco (Bonpl.) Molinari & Sánchez Och.; Weberbauerella 1(8): 5 (2016)
Distribution: India [c]; Bangladesh [I]; Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Chihuahua, Colima, Ciudad de Mexico, Durango, Guerrero, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico State, Michoacán, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Sinaloa, Veracruz, Yucatán)
40 ban ind 79 MEX
Synonyms: hidden
= Caesalpinia cacalaco Bonpl.; Pl. Aequinoct. [Humboldt & Bonpland] 2: 173 (1817)
= Caesalpinia mexicana F.Dietr.; Neu. Nachtr. Vollst. Lex. Gärtn. 2: 177 (1826), nom. superfl.
= Poinciana horrida Sessé & Moc.; Pl. Nov. Hisp. (ed. 1): 66 (1887 publ. 1890), et ed. 2: 61 (1888)
= Russellodendron cacalaco (Bonpl.) Britton & Rose; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 23: 320 (1930)
species :
Tara spinosa (Molina) Britton & Rose; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 23: 320 (1930)
Name: Tara, Spiny holdback
Distribution: Canary Isl. [I] (Fuerteventura [I], Gran Canaria [I], Tenerife [I]); Ethiopia [I]; Uganda [I]; Kenya [I]; Zimbabwe [I]; Namibia [I]; South Africa [I] (W-Cape Prov. [I]); Jawa [I]; New Zealand [I]; USA [I] (California [I]); Cuba; Colombia (Amazonas, Antioquia, Boyacá, Cauca, Cundinamarca, Nariño); Venezuela (Mérida, Táchira); Ecuador; Peru; Bolivia (Cochabamba, La Paz, Santa Cruz); Chile (Arica y Parinacota, Tarapacá, Coquimbo, Valparaíso)
21 cny 24 eth 25 ken uga 26 zim 27 nam saf 42 jaw 51 nzl 76 usa 81 CUB 82 CLM VEN 83 BOL ECU PER 85 CLE
Synonyms: hidden
= Caesalpinia horrida (Kunth) Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 4(2), Cur. Post.: 169 (1827)
= Caesalpinia mucronata Willd.; Enum. Pl. Hort. Berol. [Willdenow] 444 (1809)
= Caesalpinia pectinata Cav.; Descr. Pl. [Cavanilles] 467 (1802)
= Caesalpinia spinosa (Molina) Kuntze; Revis. Gen. Pl. 3(2): 54 (1898)
= Caesalpinia tara Ruiz & Pav.; Fl. Peruv. [Ruiz & Pavon] 4: t. 374 (1821)
= Caesalpinia tinctoria (Molina) Dombey ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 481 (1825)
= Caesalpinia tinctoria Benth. ex Taub.; Nat. Pflanzenfam. [Engler & Prantl] III, 3: 175 (1892), nom. superfl.
= Caesalpinia tinctoria var. horrida Pittier; Cat. Fl. Venez. [Pittier et al.] 513 (1937)
= Coulteria chilensis DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 481 (1825)
= Coulteria horrida Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 330 (1824)
= Coulteria tinctoria (Molina) Kunth; Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 6: 331 (1824)
= Poinciana mucronata (Willd.) Poir.; Encycl. [J.Lamarck et al.], Suppl. 4: 448 (1816)
= Poinciana spinosa Molina; Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili 158 (1782)
= Poinciana tara Ruiz & Pav. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 481 (1825)
= Tara tinctoria Molina; Sag. Stor. Nat. Chili, ed. 2: 153 (1810)
= Tara tinctoria var. horrida (Kunth) Pittier; Cat. Fl. Venez. [Pittier et al.] 1: 368 (1945)
species :
Tara vesicaria (L.) Molinari, Sánchez Och. & Mayta; Weberbauerella 1(8): 5 (2016)
Name: Brasiletto (Bahamas), Brasil, Brasilete macho, Brasilete negro, Guacamaya de costa, Lomo de caiman, Palo campeche, Palo Brasil, Palo de campeche, Palo de rosa, Palo del Brasil (Cuba), Indian savin tree (Jamaica)
Distribution: Mexico (Campeche, Chiapas, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz, Yucatán); Guatemala; Belize; Honduras; Nicaragua; Bahamas; Cuba; Jamaica; Hispaniola (Dominican Republic, Haiti); Curacao
79 MEX 80 BLZ GUA HON NIC 81 BAH CUB CUR HIS JAM
Synonyms: hidden
= Acacia bancroftiana Bertero ex Colla; Hortus Ripul. [Colla] 1 (1824)
= Caesalpinia berteroi Spreng. ex DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 482 (1825)
= Caesalpinia bijuga (L.) Sw.; Observ. Bot. [Swartz] 166 (1791)
= Caesalpinia cavanillesii Spreng.; Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 5(Index): 123 (1828)
= Caesalpinia languida Hoffmanns.; Verz. Pfl.-Kult., Nachtr. 2: 72 (1828)
= Caesalpinia latifolia Salisb.; Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton 326 (1796)
= Caesalpinia ventricosa Griseb.; Fl. Brit. W. I. [Grisebach] 205 (1860)
= Caesalpinia vesicaria L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus] 1: 381 (1753)
= Coulteria mexicana DC.; Prodr. [A.P. de Candolle] 2: 481 (1825)
= Nicarago vesicaria (L.) Britton & Rose; N. Amer. Fl. [Britton et al., eds.] 23: 319 (1930)
= Poinciana bijuga L.; Sp. Pl. [Linnaeus], ed. 2: 1: 709 (1762)
= Poinciana bijugata Jacq.; Enum. Syst. Pl. 20 (1760)
= Pomaria jamesii Walp.; Repert. Bot. Syst. [Walpers] 1: 811 (1843), nomen
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