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[[File:kgrayiform.jpg|thumb|White ratany ''Krameria grayi'']]
 
 
''Krameria grayi'']]
 
 
== Description ==
 
== Description ==
 
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[[File:kgrayifruit.jpg|thumb|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.
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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% [[tannin|tannins]]. It produces a dark brown color leather.
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
  
payta; ratany (Krameria triandria); white ratany (Krameria grayi)
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payta; ratany (''Krameria triandria''); white ratany (''Krameria grayi'')
 
 
[[File:kgrayifruit.jpg|thumb|White ratany
 
  
''Krameria grayi'']]
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== Physical and Chemical Properties ==
== Other Properties ==
 
  
Small dense shrub growing to 1 m.  Bark=gray, split with shallow fissures.  Leave=narrow ovate (1 cm long) with velvety gray on top.  Fruit=single fuzzy skinned pod covered with spikes
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* Small dense shrub growing to 1 m.   
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* Bark = gray, split with shallow fissures.   
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* Leaves = narrow ovate (1 cm long) with velvety gray on top.   
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* Fruit=single fuzzy skinned pod covered with spikes
  
== Sources Checked for Data in Record ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 653
 
* G.S.Brady, ''Materials Handbook'', McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971  Comment: p. 653
  
* Website address 1  Comment: Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
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* Virginia Tech Dendrology website at www.fw.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/main.htm (accessed Oct. 8, 2005)
  
  
  
 
[[Category:Materials database]]
 
[[Category:Materials database]]

Latest revision as of 11:49, 18 October 2022

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)