 Sambag (Bis.)
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Tamarindus indica Linn. |
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- Authors:
- Mansueto, Josel B, Sia,Isidro C, de la Pena, Mario
- Title:
- Documentation of Philippine Traditional Knowledge and Practices on Health and Development of Traditional Knowledge Digital Library on Health - FOLK HEALING PRACTICES of SIQUIJOR ISLAND
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- Family:
- Fabaceae
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- Geographic area:
- Siquijor Province, Siquijor, Barangay San Antonio
- Habitat:
- Lowland area
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- Height:
- 25 meters tall
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- Leaves:
- It's evenly pinnate compund leaves are 6 to 10 cm long, with 20 to 40 equilateral leaflets with blunt tips.
- Inflouresence & flowers:
- Pale yellow, pink veined flowers with petals less than 1 cm long are borne on axillary racemes or panicles 5 to 10 cm long.
- Fruits:
- The pods are 6 to 15 cm long, 2 to 3 cm wide aand slightly flattened and curved. When ripe, the indehiscent pods have thin, brittle shells enclosing a dark brown, sticky , pulpy mesocarp with a sweet-sour flavor.
- Seeds:
- Hard, shiny, dark brown, disk shaped or squarish seeds are embedded in the pulp.
- Additional info:
- Planted as a shade tree, an ornamental for windbreaks, firebreaks, and as overstory in agricultural lands.
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- Abstracted by:
- Ando, JKA
- Date abstracted:
- 05/07/2015
- Province:
- Siquijor