Naturalised
Tree ; up to15 m tall , with smooth bark . Stems with puberulous to pubescent young branchlets . Leaves bipinnate ; leaflets 1 pair , ± asymmetrically elliptic to obovate-elliptic , glabrous or inconspicuously hairy , rounded or emarginate to subacute at apex . Inflorescences in small globose heads on short peduncles . Flowers creamy or yellow , fragrant , sessile ; calyx 1–1 . 5 mm long , puberulous ; corolla 3–4 . 5 mm . long , puberulous . Fruit pods , spirally twisted , dehiscent , pink when ripe , c . 10 seeds per pod . Seeds 9–10 mm long , 7–8 mm wide , black , glossy , covered with a white to reddish fleshy edible aril . (Ref . POWO , 2022) .
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Least Concern (LC) - Global Assessment
Common
الوصف غير متاح حاليًا
Acacia obliquifolia M.Martens & Galeotti
Albizia dulcis (Roxb.) F.Muell.
Feuilleea bertolonii (Benth.) Kuntze
Inga dulcis (Roxb.) Willd.
Mimosa dulcis Roxb.
Pithecellobium bertolonii Benth.
Zygia dulcis (Benth.) A.Lyons
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maintenanceAr.Item1
Manila Tamarind, Madras Thorn
Monkeypod Tree
Sweet Tamarind
Bread-and-Cheese
Not used traditionally. However, the tangy fleshy aril is sometimes eaten. (Ref. Flora of Oman; vol.2). The vernacular name lierally translated as "Tamarind of overseas", which describes the similarity of the fruit pod to the true Tamarind, whereas the term overseas indicates the fact that the plant is brought from out side. (Ref. Oman Botanic Garden).
*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.dictionary.com *Hammer, K. Gebauer, J. Al Khanjari, S. Buerkert, A. (2009). Oman at the cross-roads of inter-regional exchange of cultivated plants. Gene Resour Crop Evol (2009) 56:547-560. Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2008. DOI 10.1007/s10722-008-9385-z. *Patzelt, A. Pysek, P. Pergl, J. Van Kleunen, M. (2022). Alien flora of Oman: invasion status, taxonomic composition, habitats, origin, and pathways of introduction. Doi.org/10.1007/s10530-021-02711-4. *POWO (2023). ""Plants of the World Online. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet; http://www.plantsoftheworldonline.org
