Mazhar Botanic Garden

Tamarindus indica L.

Tamarind

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Tamarindus
Species: indica
Sample code: EGY-MBG-000338
English name: Tamarind
Arabic name: تمر هندي
Native: Tropical Africa
Country: Kenya Sudan Zambia
(PGR): Common

Evergreen tree to 24 m high leaves pinnate about 20 cm long, leaflets 10-18, paler beneath flowers pale yellow, tinged or spotted scarlet, held in pendent, racemes fruit a legume to 13 cm long, brown, brittle shell, seeds set in sticky, dense, sweet-sour pulp

Ornamental plant. Edible fruit. In traditional medicine, it is used in wound healing, abdominal pain, diarrhea, dysentery, parasitic infestation, fever, malaria and respiratory problems.

Tamarindus  officinalis Hook

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Texture: Moist
Fertility: High
Drainage: Well drained
Salinity: Intermediated
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Subtropics Tropical
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Seeds and cuttings
Flowering time: Spring and summer
Zone: 10
pH range: 4.5 - 8.5
Status: Cultivated
Life span: Perennial
Habits: Tree
Sample Type: Introduced - cultivated
Collecting Sources: Botanical garden
Plant Uses: Fruits Medicinal Ornamental
Plant Populations density: Cultivated
Vegetation types: Evergreen
pH: Acid Alkaline Neutral
Located in: Fruits garden

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