Tamarindus indicus L.

• Common Name: Tamarind
• Family: Fabaceae Juss.

• Country of Origin: possibly western Madagascar
• Habitat: Perennial tree

• Description: A large, storm, drought-resistant tree, possibly native to western Madagascar. A Moderate growing legume popular in many tropical and subtropical areas as an ornamental and as a fruit producer. The fruit is a velvety, brownish red pod (2-8") with a brittle shell covering a thick, deep-brown sticky pulp with a few seeds embedded. It has a high sugar and acid content. The pulp is used to make a drink, is eaten fresh and is an ingredient of Worcestershire sauce. Flowers are edible; the seeds are generally boiled or fried. Propagated by seed, airlayer or grafting.

  [Thai: ma kham; Vietnamese: me chua, pulp = me]

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Accession Data:

• Accession # 199400020
• Source: Tom Mione - CCSU
• Accession Date: 06-06-1994
• Bench: 1103 - AFR:Madagascar C
• Qty: 1 confirmed on 04-24-2013

Classification:

• Division: Magnoliophyta
• Class: Magnoliopsida
• SubClass: eurosid I
• Order: Fabales
• SubOrder:
• Family: Fabaceae
• SubFamily: Caesalpinioideae
• Tribe: Detarieae
• SubTribe:

References:

1. California Rare Fruit Growers WWW Site

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