Ratany

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White ratany Krameria grayi

Description

White ratany fruit

The root of a shrub, Krameria triandria or Krameria grayi, native to Peru. Hot-water extracts from ratany root were used for tanning leather. Ratany contains up to 40% tannins. It produces a dark brown color leather.

Synonyms and Related Terms

payta; ratany (Krameria triandria); white ratany (Krameria grayi)

Physical and Chemical Properties

  • Small dense shrub growing to 1 m.
  • Bark = gray, split with shallow fissures.
  • Leaves = narrow ovate (1 cm long) with velvety gray on top.
  • Fruit=single fuzzy skinned pod covered with spikes

Resources and Citations

  • G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 653
  • Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)

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