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| − | [[File:kgrayiform.jpg|thumb|White ratany | + | [[File:kgrayiform.jpg|thumb|White ratany ''Krameria grayi'']] |
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| − | ''Krameria grayi'']] | ||
== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | + | [[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. | + | 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) | + | payta; ratany (''Krameria triandria''); white ratany (''Krameria grayi'') |
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| − | + | == Physical and Chemical Properties == | |
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| − | Small dense shrub growing to 1 m. Bark=gray, split with shallow fissures. | + | * 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 | * 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) |
[[Category:Materials database]] | [[Category:Materials database]] | ||
Latest revision as of 10:49, 18 October 2022
Description
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)