Tamarind
Tamarindus indica · Fabaceae · 타마린드
How to spot it
Recognized by its rounded crown of delicate pinnate leaves and brown pod fruits.
Look
- Leaves
- Even-pinnate compound leaves (5 to 12 cm long) with 10 to 18 (to 21) pairs of delicate, narrow oblong leaflets 0.8 to 3 cm long.
- Flowers
- Yellow to cream petals with red veins.
- Fruit
- Oblong brown pods 5 to 15 cm long hold about 10 flat, hard seeds wrapped in sweet-sour edible pulp.
Where it grows
- Native to
- The exact origin is unknown, but it is thought to be native to Africa.
Sources
- 국립수목원 국가표준식물목록(KPNI 웹 조회)
- NParks Flora&Fauna Web — Tamarindus indica
- Purdue University NewCROP (Morton, Fruits of Warm Climates)
- University of Oxford Herbaria, Plants 400 — Tamarindus indica
- Dumbarton Oaks Plant Humanities Lab, Fulton·Santiesteban Serrano·Schollaert, 'Tamarind: From Shady Refuge to Versatile Foodstuff'