EPPO Global Database

• EPPO Code: TAMIN
• Preferred name: Tamarindus indica
• Authority: Linnaeus

Origin possibly in Madagascar, but already widely disseminated as a spice in ancient times. On this basis, now introduced in southern Mediterranean, Western Asia, Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina, Malesia, China, most of Africa (except southwest), USA (southern), Mexico, Caribbean, South America (Venezuela to Peru), New Guinea, Australia (Western)