This Sweet Tamarind is cultivar of Tamarindus indica from Thailand is known as 'Makham Vaan'. There another sweet cultivar distributed by USDA known as 'Manila Sweet'
Interesting to note that several websites on net assign 'Sweet Tamarind' to Pithecelobium dulce, perhaps in error, which has much different much thinner curved fruits. -- Dr. Gurcharan Singh Retired Associate Professor SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi, Delhi-110007 Res: 932 Anand Kunj, Vikas Puri, New Delhi-110018. Phone: 011-25518297 Mob: 9810359089 http://people.du.ac.in/~singhg45/ On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 8:24 PM, tanay bose <tanaybos...@gmail.com> wrote: > Nice tamarind > Tanay > > > On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 3:06 AM, Jency Samuel <jencysam...@yahoo.co.in>wrote: > >> >> I too had the same question in mind since I am doing an article about >> alien plant species. >> I do hope Marianne, Ajinkya and others won't take this personally. >> >> Regards >> Jency >> --- On *Wed, 23/2/11, formpeja...@yahoo.com <formpeja...@yahoo.com>*wrote: >> >> >> From: formpeja...@yahoo.com <formpeja...@yahoo.com> >> Subject: Re: [efloraofindia:63435] Sweet Tamarind from Thailand >> To: "Rashida Atthar" <atthar.rash...@gmail.com>, "Efloraindia" < >> indiantreepix@googlegroups.com>, "ajinkya gadave" < >> ajinkyagad...@gmail.com> >> Date: Wednesday, 23 February, 2011, 8:58 AM >> >> >> Not to start any contravercy but a question is always discussed on every >> forum conferences, seminars, NGO meetings, forest dept meetings, newspapers >> about Indigeous plants and nonindegious. When we take tree plantation drive >> sometimes this becomes a serious issue. >> Will we call such plants grown from seeds from some fruits originally not >> Indian as Indegious or Nonindegious? >> Is this question allowed on this forum? >> If yes expect inputs, if not sorry. >> Moderators pl decide. >> Madhuri >> >> Sent from BlackBerry® on Airtel >> ------------------------------ >> *From: * Rashida Atthar <atthar.rash...@gmail.com> >> *Sender: * indiantreepix@googlegroups.com >> *Date: *Wed, 23 Feb 2011 14:06:59 +0530 >> *To: *ajinkya gadave<ajinkyagad...@gmail.com> >> *Cc: *<indiantreepix@googlegroups.com> >> *Subject: *Re: [efloraofindia:63428] Sweet Tamarind from Thailand >> >> Good to know that Ajinkya ji. Do post the pictures once the flowers come! >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 11:58 AM, ajinkya gadave >> <ajinkyagad...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=ajinkyagad...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> very sweet !!!!!!! >> i have 6 year plant waiting for flowering. >> >> >> On Wed, Feb 23, 2011 at 9:31 AM, Rashida Atthar >> <atthar.rash...@gmail.com<http://mc/compose?to=atthar.rash...@gmail.com> >> > wrote: >> >> Thought of sharing these Sweet Tamarind pictures, available in Mumbai >> markets fresh from Thailand. Wonder if Marianne or anyone can >> enlighten further on these trees whose fruits are as sweet as dates! Thanks >> . >> >> regards, >> Rashida. >> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > *Tanay Bose* > Research Assistant & Teaching Assistant. > Department of Botany. > University of British Columbia . > 3529-6270 University Blvd. > Vancouver, B.C. V6T 1Z4 (Canada) > Phone: 778-323-4036 (Mobile) > 604-822-2019 (Lab) > 604-822-6089 (Fax) > ta...@interchange.ubc.ca > *Webpages:* > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/mberbee.html > http://www.botany.ubc.ca/people/gradstud.html > https://sites.google.com/site/efloraofindia/ > > >
