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Amli [3030, 3625]; Anbli [3030]; Imli [2264, 3030]; Indian Date [1947, 2023, 3625]; Kily [3402]; Madiro [3402]; Maha-siyambala [4751]; Puli [4751]; Siyambala [4751]; Tamaleni [2266]; Tamare [1941]; Tamaren [3058]; Tamarin [2157, 3061]; Tamarin des Bas [1915]; Tamarind [106, 261, 1056, 1915, 1947, 2023, 2153, 2264, 2968]; Tamarindo [2157]; Tamarinier [113, 1915, 2968]; Tamarinier des Bas [3053]; Tamerine [2968]; Tamrind [3058] |
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Description [3, 106, 113, 261, 1470, 1915, 1935, 1937, 1941, 1947, 2002, 2023, 2111, 2153, 2157, 2996, 3001, 3055, 3057, 3402, 3408, 3618, 3898, 3920] ; Illustration [3, 41, 106, 261, 1470, 1915, 1935, 1937, 1947, 2002, 2153, 2157, 2996, 3001, 3069, 3408, 3618] |
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Climbing: Not climbing [261] [1941] [3402] ; Conservation Status: Not Threatened ; Further editing: 2004-2005 Novoselova MS, 2005-04 Seneviratne GI (Sinhala & Tamil Names), 2005-07 (Americas update) Sokolova IV [3157], 2005-10 Agababian M - Ed.scr.French Names ; Habit: Tree [261] [1941] ; Lifespan: Perennial [261] [1941] ; Source(s): 1988 (Africa) Lock JM, 1988 (Americas) Zarucchi JL, 1990 (New Zealand & Pacific) Horn P, 1993 (Indian Ocean) Lock JM & Ireland H, 1993 Polhill RM, 1993 Zarucchi JL, 1994 (Indo-China) Lock JM & Heald J, 1999-05 Heald J, 2003-11 (Ma |
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Chemical products [14, 3030]; Domestic [3920]; Environmental [14, 113, 1947, 2021, 2023, 3920]; Fibre [3030]; Food and Drink [14, 106, 261, 453, 1915, 1947, 2002, 2264, 2968, 3030, 3034, 3402]; Medicine [9, 111, 1915, 2002, 2023, 2968, 3034, 3402, 3920]; Miscellaneous [2002]; Wood [9, 14, 113, 453, 2002, 2023, 2264, 3030, 3402, 3920] |
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