Pithecellobium dulce/Manila tamarind - Fruit Plants & Tree — PlantsMarket
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Description

Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, or camachile, is a small to medium size tree species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Ripe seedpods splitting open to reveal the black seeds surrounded by an edible white flesh, The name Pithecellobium is derived from the characteristic spirally twisted pods taken to resemble a monkey's earring (Greek pithecos, monkey; ellobium, earring).