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Tamarindus indica
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Elephant Hills Hotel grounds, Victoria Falls
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Elephant Hills Hotel grounds, Victoria Falls
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Hippo Pools, near camp, Umfurudzi Safari Area.
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| Synonyms: | ||
| Common names: | Tamarind (English) | |
| Description: | Medium to large evergreen tree. Leaves pinnate with up to 18 pairs of leaflets. Flowers in short attractive racemes; sepals creamy-white; petals conspicuously veined with red. Pods curved, sausage-like, constricted around the seeds, not splitting. | |
| Notes: | ||
| Derivation of specific name: | indica: of India although it has also been suggested that it may be native to Madagascar. | |
| Flowering time: | Nov - Mar | |
| Worldwide distribution: | Widespread in Tropical Africa and Madagascar. | |
| Growth form(s): | Tree. | |
| Insects associated with this species: | Achaea catella (Larval food plant) | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species | |
| Literature: |
Brummitt, R.K., Chikuni, A.C., Lock, J.M. & Polhill, R.M. (2007). Leguminosae Subfamily Caesalpinioideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(2) Pages 60 - 62. (Includes a picture). Burrows, J.E., Burrows, S.M., Lötter, M.C. & Schmidt, E. (2018). Trees and Shrubs Mozambique Publishing Print Matters (Pty), Cape Town. Page 270. (Includes a picture). Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 213. Drummond, R.B. (1975). A list of trees, shrubs and woody climbers indigenous or naturalised in Rhodesia. Kirkia 10(1) Page 243. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 44. |
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Flora of Zimbabwe: cultivated Tamarindus indica
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Tamarindus indicaAfrican Plant Database: Tamarindus indica
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Tamarindus indica
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Tamarindus indica
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Tamarindus indica
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iNaturalist: Tamarindus indica
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Tamarindus indica
JSTOR Plant Science: Tamarindus indica
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Tamarindus indica
Plants of the World Online: Tamarindus indica
Tropicos: Tamarindus indica
Wikipedia: Tamarindus indica
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