Trees of Northern South America - Trees of French Guiana, Trees of Guyana, Trees of Suriname, Trees of Venezuela, Cashew, Guarana (Paperback)

Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 46. Chapters: Trees of French Guiana, Trees of Guyana, Trees of Suriname, Trees of Venezuela, Cashew, Guarana, Theobroma cacao, Ceiba pentandra, Tamarind, Brazil nut, Anadenanthera peregrina, Enterolobium cyclocarpum, Roystonea oleracea, Prosopis juliflora, Manchineel, Spondias mombin, Bursera simaruba, Plumeria rubra, Melicoccus bijugatus, Bagassa, Pithecellobium dulce, Avicennia germinans, Ochroma pyramidale, Mammee apple, Swietenia macrophylla, Couroupita guianensis, Tabebuia rosea, Genipa americana, Cedrela odorata, Erythrina fusca, Platonia, Manilkara bidentata, Symphonia globulifera, Annona glabra, Guaiacum officinale, Zanthoxylum fagara, Hura crepitans, Byrsonima crassifolia, Cyrilla, Psidium guajava, Cojoba arborea, Spondias purpurea, Divi-divi, Carapa, Astrocaryum vulgare, Moriche Palm, Quercus humboldtii, Chlorocardium rodiei, Cordia alliodora, Schefflera morototoni, List of state trees of Venezuela, Iwokrama Forest, Calliandra surinamensis, Citharexylum spinosum, Sabal mauritiiformis, Leopoldinia piassaba, Wild Cashew, Tabebuia serratifolia, Pachira quinata, Attalea osmantha, Astronium graveolens, Annona purpurea, Cassia grandis, Plumeria pudica, Heliocarpus americanus, Mora, Quararibea asterolepis, Colubrina elliptica, Macrosamanea consanguinea, Copernicia tectorum, Bombacopsis, Abutilothamnus. Excerpt: Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) (from Arabic:, romanized tamar hind, "Indian date") is a tree in the family Fabaceae. The genus Tamarindus is monotypic (having only a single species). 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 ...