Common name
English: Tamarind
German: Tamarinde
Mandarin: 酸豆 (suan dou)
Portuguese: Tamarindo
English: Tamarind
German: Tamarinde
Mandarin: 酸豆 (suan dou)
Portuguese: Tamarindo
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Tamarindus (1)
Epithet: indica L. (15)
Synonyms: Cavaraea elegans Speg., Tamarindus erythraeus Mattei, Tamarindus indica Chiov., Tamarindus occidentalis Gaertn., Tamarindus officinalis Hook., Tamarindus somalensis Mattei, Tamarindus umbrosa Salisb.
elegans => graceful, neat, nice
indica => from or referring in some way to India
occidentalis => western
officinalis => of practical use to man; official species in commerce, especially for medicinal purposes
umbrosa => growing in shady places
Climate: tropical
Habitat: mesophytic
Habit: tree
Flower colour: red, yellow
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