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Botanical Name: Tamarindus indica
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Family: Caesalpiniaceae
Common Name: चिंच
Etymology - Genus: From the Arabic tamar (date) hindi (Indian)
Etymology - Species: Of or from India
Ecosystem: Deciduous
Origin: Native
Location: Vetal Hill, Taljai Hill, Pune
Description: Large spreading tree with massive trunk. Roots penetrate deep into the ground. Dark bark with rough texture.Young plumage may be brown, which then turns green.Pinnately compound leaf, with small oblong leaflets.Flowers are arranged in a raceme inflorescence.Flowers are very small.Petals have red veins.Brown colour, constricted , curved fruit
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Root type: Taproot
Stem Appearance: Tree
Stem Cross Section: Circular
Stem Texture: Dark, rough
Root-Stem-Bark Description: Large spreading tree with massive trunk. Roots penetrate deep into the ground. Dark bark with rough texture.
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Leaf - Characters
Attachment: Petiolate
Stipules: Exstipulate
Leaf Type: Unipinnate-Paripinnate
Phyllotaxy: Alternate-Spiral
Leaf Description: Young plumage may be brown, which then turns green.
Leaflet - Characters
Lamina: Oblong
Lamina Bases: Oblique
Lamina Margins: Entire
Lamina Apices: Rounded apice
Lamina Texture: Glabrous
Venation: Reticulate-Unicostate
Leaflet Description: Pinnately compound leaf, with small oblong leaflets.
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Inflorescence - Characters
Inflorescence: Raceme
Bract: Ebracteate
Inflorescence Description: Flowers are arranged in a raceme inflorescence.
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Flower - Characters
Flower Type: Complete
Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic
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Position of Whorls: Hypogynous
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Flower Description: Flowers are very small.
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Floral Parts - Characters
Calyx Arrangement: Zygomorphic gamosepalous
Calyx Persistance: Caducous
Calyx Number of sepals: 5
Corolla Arrangement: 5 free petals
Corolla Appendages: na
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Perianth Arrangement: na
Perianth Number of tepals: na
Androecium Attachment of anther: Dorsifixed
Androecium Length of filament:
Androecium Union of Stamens: Free stamens
Androecium Number of Stamens: 3
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Gynoecium Union of Carpels:
Gynoecium Number of Carpels: 1
Floral Parts Description: Petals have red veins.
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Fruit type: Legume
Fruit type Description: Brown colour, constricted , curved fruit
Seed Type: Dicotyledon
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