Tamarindus indica L.

vernacular tamarind — species · Fabaceae

USDA: TAIN2
GBIF: 2975768
Rank: species

tamarind (Tamarindus indica) — Platephotograph · no rights reservedCC0 · public domain source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Tree
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus: Tamarindus

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
NAV Navassa Island Introduced
PB Pacific Basin (except Hawaii) Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Introduced
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 5 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 5 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: High
Shade: High
Moisture use: Low
Fire: None
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: Low
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 26 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 365 min.
Precipitation: 39–80 in/yr
pH range: 4.5–8
Root depth: 60 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Single Stem
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Moderate
Mature height: 50 ft
Height @ 20 y: 40 ft
Foliage texture: Fine
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Dense
Porosity (winter): Dense
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Brown
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Winter
Seed ends: Spring
Spread rate: Moderate
Stratify: No
Seeds / lb: 400
Propagation: seed, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: High
Graze palatability: High
Palatable, human: Yes
Lumber: Yes
Fuelwood: Medium
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 5 counties across 1 state.

Florida view state ↗ 5 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/TAIN2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2975768 ↗

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