Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Tamarindus indica, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced12 Differs from sources3 Source not recorded10 Not on the record7 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database, Earlier Trefle data

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	L.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Sp. Pl.: 34 (1753)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1753	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Tamarind	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Comoros, Madagascar	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	1190 cm	1189.6 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 214, 873, 882	Differs from sources
Biological type	empty	phanerophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Flower color	yellow	yellow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 350	Sourced
Flower conspicuous	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Foliage color	green	green · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Sourced
Foliage texture	fine	medium · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Differs from sources
Fruit color	brown	brown · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882	Sourced
Fruit conspicuous	true	true · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Fruit shape	legume	legume · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350, 882	Sourced
Growth form	Single Stem	Single Stem · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth habit	Tree	Tree · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Growth rate	Moderate	Slow · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Differs from sources
Inflorescence type	empty	raceme · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Maximum height	2000 cm	2000 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 214, 873, 882	Sourced
Vegetable	false	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phenology
Duration	perennial	perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 7 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92, 882	Sourced
Fruit months	empty	may, jun, jul, aug, sep · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 8 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 130, 444, 445	Sourced
Ph maximum	pH 8	pH 8 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Ph minimum	pH 4.5	pH 4.5 · Earlier Trefle data · Reported · 2026-10-19 value present before provenance tracking (2022 import), no source recorded	Sourced
Cultivation
Minimum root depth	empty	152 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Other
Human usage type	—	berries_nuts_seeds, fuelwood, lumber, nursery_stock · TRY Plant Trait Database · Reported · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Salt tolerance	—	High · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record
Shade tolerance	—	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 92	Not on the record

Tamarindus indica L., 1753 41% complete

Tamarind

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