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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 24. Chapters: Tamarind, Nerium oleander, Acacia nilotica, Annona senegalensis, Adansonia digitata, Balanites aegyptiaca, Yushania alpina, Faidherbia albida, Dracaena fragrans, Acacia tortilis, Utricularia livida, Capparis decidua, Panicum turgidum, Tamarix aphylla, Adenium obesum, Ampelocissus africana, Utricularia stellaris, Utricularia scandens, Utricularia arenaria, Hyphaene thebaica, Hydrocotyle ranunculoides, Utricularia inflexa, Utricularia reflexa, Utricularia firmula, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, Utricularia andongensis, Olea capensis, Calamagrostis epigejos, Pellaea calomelanos, Utricularia pentadactyla, Cyperus alternifolius, Solanum incanum, Grewia villosa, Utricularia raynalii, Medemia argun, Utricularia cymbantha, Boswellia papyrifera, Melica ciliata, Aloe sinkatana, Cordyla richardii, Medemia abiadensis, Baphia abyssinica. Excerpt: Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) (from Arabic:, romanized tamar hind, "Indian date") is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic (having only a single species). Tamarindus indica is indigenous to tropical Africa, particularly in Sudan, where it continues to grow wild; it is also cultivated in Cameroon, Nigeria and Tanzania. In Arabia, it is found growing wild in Oman, especially Dhofar, where it grows on the sea-facing slopes of mountains. It reached South Asia likely through human transportation and cultivation several thousand years prior to the Common Era. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical belt, from Africa to South Asia, Northern Australia, and throughout South East Asia, Taiwan and China. In the 16th century, it was heavily introduced to Mexico, as well as South America, by Spanish and Portuguese colonists, to the degree that it became very commonly used.. The tamarind is a long-lived, medium-growth, bushy tree which attains a maximum crown height o...
