Flora of Zimbabwe - Acacia Nilotica, Acacia Permixta, Adansonia Digitata, Aeschynomene Elaphroxylon, Ampelocissus Africana, Annona Senegal (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 47. Chapters: Acacia nilotica, Acacia permixta, Adansonia digitata, Aeschynomene elaphroxylon, Ampelocissus africana, Annona senegalensis, Balanites aegyptiaca, Bersama swynnertonii, Boophone disticha, Bothriochloa bladhii, Bridelia micrantha, Buddleja pulchella, Calpurnia aurea, Canscora diffusa, Cassia abbreviata, Cladostemon, Combretum padoides, Commelina kotschyi, Conyza sumatrensis, Croton gratissimus, Cyperus alternifolius, Dais cotinifolia, Dichapetalum cymosum, Dracaena fragrans, Drosera dielsiana, Ehretia rigida, Eragrostis amabilis, Euphorbia ingens, Genlisea africana, Grewia villosa, Hesperantha coccinea, Imperata cylindrica, Lygodium microphyllum, Mimusops zeyheri, Mopane, Nuxia floribunda, Olea capensis, Olea chimanimani, Ozoroa paniculosa, Pellaea calomelanos, Pink Ivory, Platycerium alcicorne, Pleopeltis polypodioides, Protea angolensis, Pteris vittata, Pterocarpus angolensis, Pterocarpus brenanii, Rhus pyroides, Salvia nilotica, Schotia brachypetala, Sneeze-wood, Strychnos spinosa, Syzygium cordatum, Tamarind, Thespesia garckeana, Trema orientalis, Utricularia appendiculata, Utricularia arenaria, Utricularia firmula, Utricularia inflexa, Utricularia livida, Utricularia pentadactyla, Utricularia prehensilis, Utricularia reflexa, Utricularia scandens, Utricularia stellaris, Utricularia tortilis, Utricularia welwitschii, Vangueria infausta, Widdringtonia nodiflora, Zanha golungensis. Excerpt: Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) (from Arabic:, romanized tamar hind, "Indian date") is a leguminous tree in the family Fabaceae indigenous to tropical Africa. The genus Tamarindus is a monotypic taxon, having only a single species. The tamarind tree produces edible, pod-like fruit which are used extensively in cuisines around the world. Other uses include traditional medicines and metal polishes. The wood can be used in carpentry. Because of the tamarind's many uses, cultivation has spread around the world in tropical and subtropical zones. Tamarindus indica is indigenous to tropical Africa, particularly in Sudan, where it continues to grow wild; it is also cultivated in Cameroon, Nigeria and Tanzania. In Arabia, it is found growing wild in Oman, especially Dhofar, where it grows on the sea-facing slopes of mountains. It reached South Asia likely through human transportation and cultivation several thousand years prior to the Common Era. It is widely distributed throughout the tropical belt, from Africa to South Asia, Northern Australia, and throughout South East Asia, Taiwan and China. In the 16th century, it was heavily introduced to Mexico, and to a lesser degree to South America, by Spanish and Portuguese colonists, to the degree that it became a staple ingredient in the region's cuisine. Today, South Asia and Mexico remain the largest consumers and producers of tamarind. A tamarind seedlingThe tamarind is a long-lived, medium-growth, bushy tree, which attains a maximum crown height of 12 to 18 metres (40 to 60 feet). The crown has an irregular, vase-shaped outline of dense foliage. The tree grows well in full sun in clay, loam, sandy, and acidic soil types, with a high drought and aerosol salt (wind-borne salt as found in coastal areas) resistance. Leaves are evergreen, bright green in color, elliptical ovular, arrangement is alternate, of the pinnately compound type, with pinnate venation and less than 5 cm (2 inches) in length. The branches droop from a single