Tamarindus


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Noun1.Tamarindus - widely cultivated tropical trees originally of AfricaTamarindus - widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa
rosid dicot genus - a genus of dicotyledonous plants
Fabaceae, family Fabaceae, family Leguminosae, legume family, Leguminosae, pea family - a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
tamarind, tamarind tree, tamarindo, Tamarindus indica - long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
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The plant species with the lowest concentrations of potassium (150mg/100g) were Acalypha bipartita, Tamarindus indica, Vitex doniana, Mondia whiteii, Cajanus cajan, Crotalaria brevidens, Hibiscus diversifolius, Ceretotheca sesamoides, Bridelia scleroneura and Crotalaria ochroleuca.
Effets des mycorhizes a arbuscules sur la tolerance a un stress hydrique de quatre arbres fruitiers: Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del, Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) Benth., Tamarindus indica L.
WUrtele et al., "Isolation and structure elucidation of phenolic antioxidants from Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) seeds and pericarp," Food and Chemical Toxicology, vol.
Cajarana 74 Psidium guajava Goiaba 1 Carica papaya Mamao 0 Ziziphus joazeiro Jua 144 Annona squamosa Pinha 0 Citrus limon Limao 0 Opuntia ficus-indica Palma 0 Averrhoa carambola Carambola 0 Mormodica charantia Melao- de -Sao Caetano 0 Myrciaria cauliflora Jabuticaba 0 Persea americana Abacate 0 Terminalia catappa Amendoeira 2 Punica granatum Roma 0 Tamarindus indica Tamarindo 0 Cereus jamacaru Mandacaru 0 Ficus carica Figo 0 Mangifera indica Manga madura 32 Mangifera indica Manga verde 0 Mangifera indica Manga "de vez" 3 Nome Cientifico Infestacao Parasitoides Indice de (pupario/ (No.) Parasitismo (%) Kg fruto) Spondias tuberosa 33,09 47 21,3 Malpighia emarginata 0,94 3 57,1 Spondias purpurea 61,25 11 32,4 Pereskia grandfolia 0 0 0 Spondias sp.
(2001) recorded similar findings with tamarind (Tamarindus indica) seed husk (containing 140 g CT [kg.sup.-1] DM) when incubated with PEG.
Some species present are: Sapindus saponaria (soap), Byrsonima crassifolia (nance), Mangifera indica (mango), Gliricidia sepium (cocoite) Haematoxylum campechianum (red stick), Chrisophyllum caimito (star apple), Coccoloba barbadensis (uvero) Partmentiera edulis (cuajilote), Pouteria sapota (mamey zapote), Acrocomia mexicana (cocoyol), Tabernaemontana alba (milky) and Tamarindus indica (tamarind) (Capello & Alderete 1986).
Tamarindus indica Linnaeus es el unico miembro del genero y es un arbol tropical de gran tamano, larga vida y usualmente siempre verde, nativo de las sabanas secas de Africa tropical, incluyendo partes de los bosques secos caducifolios de Madagascar.
Plants or plant parts belonging to this category were Asteracantha longifolia, Alternanthera sessilis, Centella asiatica, Enydra fluctuans, Chenopodium album, Dryopteris filix-mas, Lathyrus sativus, Tamarindus indica (leaves only, fruits are edible and consumed regularly), Glinus oppositifolius, Oxalis corniculata, Bacopa monnieri, and Cissus trifoliata.
The effectiveness of low cost agro based materials like Tamarindus indica seeds (TS), crushed coconut shell (CS), almond shell (AS), groundnut shell (GS) and walnut shell (WS) for Cr (VI) removal were investigated.
(2010) que, ao testarem o efeito de dois diferentes tamanhos de recipiente (12 x 24 cm e 18 x 30 cm) em mudas de Tamarindus indica, notaram que o recipiente de maior volume proporcionou maior incremento na massa seca do sistema radicular das mudas.
Chum Hed Young leaves Thai Senna siamea (Lam.) Khi Lek Flower, Leaves Irwin & Barneby Tamarindus indica L.