Tamarindus indica
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Summary
Tamarindus indica is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.12% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (19,968 views/month, #243 of 195,241).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: food ingredient[3]
- Taxon rank: species[4]
- IUCN conservation status: Least Concern[5]
- Parent taxon: Tamarindus[6]
- Taxon name: Tamarindus indica[7]
- Has use: afforestation[8], fodder[9], medicinal plant[10], wood[11], vegetable[12], food[13]
- Commons category: Tamarindus indica[14]
- Topic's main category: Category:Tamarindus indica[15]
- Commons gallery: Tamarindus indica[16]
- External data available at URL: https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[17], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[18], https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[19]
- Described by source: Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 39[20], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[21], The New Student's Reference Work[22], Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary[23]
- GRIN URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=36219[24]
- This taxon is source of: tamarind seed oil[25], Tamarindus indica[26], tamarind[27]
- Short name: T. indica[28]
- Taxon common name: tamarind[29], 羅望子[30], 酸豆[31], 酸梅[32], 酸角[33], 罗望子[34], 酸豆（酸角)[35], 酸荚[36], 老虎须[37]
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Identifiers
Tamarindus indica's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 62844[38]. Tamarindus indica's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 58860[39]. Tamarindus indica's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 639027[40]. Tamarindus indica's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 2975768[41]. Tamarindus indica's ITIS TSN is recorded as 26980[42].
Discovery and Description
Things named for Tamarindus indica include Sampaloc[43], a district of Manila[44], in Philippines[45].
Why It Matters
Tamarindus indica has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[46] It is known by 84 alternative names across languages and contexts.[47]
Entities named for it include Sampaloc[43], a district of Manila[44], in Philippines[45].