Source: |
ILDIS World Database of Legumes 2010. (copyright © ILDIS).
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Name: |
Tamarindus indica L.
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Rank: |
Species |
Status: |
ACCEPTED
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Taxonomy (this taxon is included in): |
Regnum - Plantae
Divisio - Tracheophyta
Subdivisio - Spermatophytina
Class - Magnoliopsida
Superordo - Rosanae
Ordo - Fabales Bromhead
Familia - Fabaceae Lindl.
Tribus - Detarieae
Genus - Tamarindus L.
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Synonyms:
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Tamarindus occidentalis Gaertn. |
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Tamarindus officinalis Hook. |
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Tamarindus umbrosa Salisb. |
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Comments: |
Cultivated in Thailand and all over the tropics for its edible fruit-pulp., Early Dutch settlers introduced this tree to Mauritius., Native range uncertain; probably Madagascar., Now believed to be indigenous in Madagascar, along rivers in the south., Probably native to Africa, but may be India., Widely cultivated. |
Common names: |
Indian Date (English), Tamaleni (), Tamare (), Tamaren (), Tamarin (), Tamarin des Bas (French), Tamarind (English), Tamarindo (), Tamarinier (French), Tamarinier des Bas (French), Tamerine (), Tamrind ()[Credits] |
Conservation Status: |
Not Threatened |
Maps: |
distribution |
Occurrence: |
[Eg] |
Use: |
Chemical products, Domestic, Environmental, Fibre, Food and Drink, Medicine, Miscellaneous, Wood |
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