Caesalpinia spinosa

Tara

Shrub or small tree up to 5 m high with reflexed prickles along its branches. Leaves bipinnate with oval leaflets about 2 cm long. Terminal spikes about 10 cm long with yellow flowers. The red straight pods, 5-10 cm long and 1 cm broad, have a high tannin content and may be lethal if consumed in large quantities.

As % of dry matter

DM

CP

CF

Ash

EE

NFE

Ca

P

Ref

Pods, South Africa

92.0

8.8

9.6

8.2

1.6

71.8

0.22

0.20

193