Tamarindus indica L.

  • Filed As

    Caesalpiniaceae
    Tamarindus indica L.

  • Collector(s)

    W. Condon 12, 11 Jun 1987

  • Location

    Nepal. Along main road through Tarahara Agric. Devel. Farm (Eastern border), Morand Dist, Terai, Koshi Zone.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 4795293

    Occurrence ID: 47d8a9db-d6f4-4d5a-b8c0-0b17498d3d67

  • Local Name

    imali, titri

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Fabales

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • All Determinations

    Tamarindus indica L.

  • Region

    Asia

  • Country

    Nepal

  • Locality

    Along main road through Tarahara Agric. Devel. Farm (Eastern border), Morand Dist, Terai, Koshi Zone

  • Elevation

    Alt. 200 m. (656 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    27.67, 87.33

  • Location Notes

    [Tropical Asia]

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  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Unspecified Medicinal Effects/Disorders

  • Use Notes

    refrigerant

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Digestive

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Carminative

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Laxative

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Digestive System Effects/Disorders

  • Level 3 Use

    Biliousness

  • Use Notes

    Bile disease

  • Level 1 Use

    MEDICINES

  • Level 2 Use

    Il-Defined Symptoms

  • Level 3 Use

    Fever

  • Use Notes

    febrile disease

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Field Museum of Natural History
Tamarindus indica L.
September 5, 1990
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
04795293
* University of Illinois at Chicago
PLANTS OF NEPAL
LEGUMINOSAE
Tamarindus indica L.
Det. By: William Condon June 25, 1987
Field Chr: Lg tree to 25m; bk grey, scaly, cracked; lvs grey-green,
smooth; fls in raceme, yellow w red stripes
Notes: Many uses for implements, food, dyes and ink, charcoal,
paste, fodder.
Locality: Along main road through Tarahara Agric. Devel. Farm
(eastern border),Morang Dist, Terai, Koshi Zone
Habitat: Cultivated along roads, trails, fagm borders, providing shade
Alt.: 200 m Geogr. Coord.s 27 40'N,	87 20'E
Local Names: "Imalitt, "Titri"
Med Uses: Used as a refrigerant
Used as a digestive
Used as a carminative
Used as a laxative
Used for bile diseases
Used in febrile diseases
Coll.: W. Condon and A. Condon
No.: 12 Coll. Date: June 11, 1987
This is a voucher specimen for anticancer and antiAIDS screening.
NCI Sample Number: Q6601897-X, Q6601895-V, Q6601896-W.
Collected under sponsorship of: U.S. National Cancer Institute,
University of Illinois at Chicago, Arnold Arboretum (Harvard
University), and Field Museum of Natural History (Chicago).
04795293