Galapagos Species Database

The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.

Tamarindus indica L.

tamarindo, tamarindo dulce, tamarind

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Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Magnoliopsida (= Dicotyledoneae)

Order
Fabales

Family
Fabaceae

Genus
Tamarindus

Species
indica

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Tamarindus occidentalis Gaertn.

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 1983

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduction Pathway: Intentional

Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: No data

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Lawesson, J.E. (s.a.) Pers. obs. field notes, collections 1985-7.
  • Chavez, J. (1993) Diagnostico de la Agricultura y la Ganader¡a en la Provincia de Galapagos. Tesis.
  • Clavijo, P. Valdebenito, H. & Hurtado, F. (1991) Plantas introducidas en las areas urbanas de las islas Galapagos. Typescript reports in files of Botany Dept.
  • D'Arcy, W.G. (1987) Flora of Panama. Checklist and Index. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 17(1): i–xxx, 1–328; 18(2): i–ix, 1–672.
  • Schery, R.W. (1951) Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae. Ann. Missouri Bot. Gard. 38(1): 1–94.
  • Howard, R.A. (1988) Leguminosae. Fl. Lesser Antilles (Dicotyledoneae–Part 1) 4: 334–538.
  • Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
  • Lawesson, J.E. (1987) Plantas exóticas en las Islas Galápagos, un resumen. Memorias. Taller sobre investigación Botánica y manejo en Galápagos. Pg. 17-23.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Tamarindus indica", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=555.. Accessed 12 February 2025.