Accession #: 199400020
Accession Date: 1994-06-06
Common name: Tamarind
Family: Fabaceae
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Country of Origin: tropical Africa
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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USDA Zone: 9b-11
Source: Tom Mione - CCSU
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