Scientific Name : Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb.) Benth.
Category : Angiosperms
Status : Alive
Habit : A small, armed tree. Leaves : Bipinnate, stipules modified into spines. Leaflets 2, oblique obovate-oblong, obtuse. Inflorescence : Terminal racemose panicles. Flowers : White, sessile, in small heads. Calyx small, 5-tooth. Corolla tubular, valvate, stigma capitate. Stamens monadelphous. Fruits : Pods fleshy, twisted, seeds thick, flat and covered with white or red when ripe, firm sweet edible pulp or aril. Flowering and Fruiting Time : January - March Significance : Cultivated everywhere for its sweet, red, pulpy aril.
Specimen Information
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Common Name(s):
विलायती चिंच, Sweet Tamarind
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Synonym(s):
Albizia dulcis (Roxb.) F.Muell. Feuilleea dulcis (Roxb.) Kuntze Inga dulcis (Roxb.) Willd. Mimosa dulcis Roxb. Zygia dulcis (Benth.) A.Lyons
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Family:
Mimosaceae
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