Identidad taxonómica

Scientific name
Tamarindus indica L.
Canonical name: The scientific name without its authorship or date, for example Zea mays instead of Zea mays L.
Tamarindus indica
Authorship: The author or authors credited with publishing the scientific name. It is written after the name, sometimes with the year, for example L. (Linnaeus) in Zea mays L. An author in parentheses first published the name in another genus or rank.
L.
Common names
Tamarind Tree, Indian tamarind, Tamarind, Tetul, Tormon, kilytree
Names in other languages (66)Asam Jao, Asam Jawa, Asêm, Indinis tamarindas, M'bhwemba, Madiro kakazo, Muhi, Salamagi, Sampalok, Tamarein, Tamaren, Tamarijn, Tamarin d'Inde, Tamarin d'Inde, Tamarin des bas, Tamarin, Tamarin pays, Tamarinier, Tamarinde, Tamarindenbaum, Tamarindetræ, Tamarindo, Tamarindo africano, Tamarinier, Vaioata, Waju oua malavuni, asem, demirhindi, epeduru, mukwaya, mushishi, musika, musisi, sika, swâl, tamalen, tamare, vaioata, tamarin, tamarind indický, tamarind indooceánsky, tamarinda, tamarindeiro, tamarindier, tamarindipuu, tamarindo-do-Egito, tamarinho, tamarino, tamaryndowiec indyjski, tchwa, tâmara-da-Índia, Тамаринд индийский, تمر هندي, चिंच, তেঁতুল, చింతచెట్టు, සියඹලා, มะขาม, ម៉ពិល, អំពិល, タマリンド, 亞森果, 罗望子, 羅望子, 羅望子/酸酸果, 老虎须, 酸子, 酸荚, 酸角, 酸豆, 酸豆(酸角)
Kingdom: One of the broadest ranks of biological classification. It groups organisms that share very basic features, for example plants (Plantae), animals (Animalia) or fungi (Fungi).
Plantae
Phylum: Rank below kingdom that groups organisms with a shared general body plan, for example chordates (Chordata), arthropods (Arthropoda) or vascular plants (Tracheophyta). In botany the same rank is also called division.
Tracheophyta
Class: Rank below phylum, for example mammals (Mammalia), birds (Aves), insects (Insecta) or monocot plants such as grasses and orchids (Liliopsida).
Magnoliopsida
Order: Rank below class that groups related families, for example grasses and their relatives (Poales) or bats (Chiroptera).
Fabales
Family: Rank below order that groups related genera. Family names usually end in -aceae in botany (for example Poaceae, the grass family) and in -idae in zoology (for example Felidae, the cat family).
Fabaceae
Genus: Rank that groups closely related species. Its name is the first word of a species' scientific name and starts with a capital letter, for example Zea in Zea mays.
Tamarindus
Specific epithet: The second word of a species' scientific name. On its own it does not name the species: it always goes with the genus, for example mays in Zea mays.
indica
Taxonomic rank: The level a name occupies in the hierarchy of biological classification, such as kingdom, family, genus, species or subspecies.
species
Reference species
Tamarindus indica
Taxonomic status: Whether the taxonomic catalogue the record comes from currently accepts this name for the organism, or treats it as a synonym of another accepted name or as doubtful.
accepted name

Photos and conservation status

IUCN Red List category: The extinction-risk category that the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) assigns to a species on its Red List. EX Extinct: there is no reasonable doubt that the last individual has died. EW Extinct in the wild: it survives only in cultivation, in captivity or as a population far outside its past range. CR Critically endangered, EN Endangered and VU Vulnerable: the three threatened categories, from an extremely high to a high risk of extinction in the wild. NT Near threatened: close to qualifying as threatened. LC Least concern: evaluated and not threatened. DD Data deficient: there is not enough information to assess its risk. NE Not evaluated: not yet assessed against the criteria. It describes the risk of the species worldwide, not its situation in a project's area.
Least concern (LC)
Source: IUCN Red List via GBIF, queried on 2026-10-13 11:17.
Photo of Tamarindus indica L.
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Photo of Tamarindus indica L.
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Photo: Raja Sekhar Chimirala · CC BY 4.0 · View original image · Original observation
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Research-grade iNaturalist observations via GBIF, CC0 or CC BY licences only, queried on 2026-10-13 11:17.

Interacciones documentadas

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Types shown: 6 of 6 is a host of × is eaten by × has as a vector × interacts with × is an arbuscular mycorrhizal host of × is a symbiont of ×

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is a host of 60 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism Reads as Studies Where it was documented Actions
Bacillus subtilis Bacillaceae is a host of 2 no location
Pod Moth Cryptophlebia peltastica Tortricidae is a host of 2 no location
Selepa celtis Nolidae is a host of 2 no location
Mango Flower Webworm Dudua aprobola Tortricidae is a host of 2 no location
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is eaten by 15 organisms

This term does declare that the organism harms this species.

Organism Reads as Studies Where it was documented Actions
Leptocentrus taurus Membracidae is eaten by 2 no location
Otinotus oneratus Membracidae is eaten by 2 no location
Ebhul varius Membracidae is eaten by 1 no location
Aetalion reticulatum Aetalionidae is eaten by 1 no location
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has as a vector 6 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism Reads as Studies Where it was documented Actions
Ring-tailed Lemur Lemur catta Lemuridae has as a vector 2 no location
Verreaux's Sifaka Propithecus verreauxi Indriidae has as a vector 2 no location
African Savanna Elephant Loxodonta africana Elephantidae has as a vector 1 no location
Olive Baboon Papio anubis Cercopithecidae has as a vector 1 no location
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interacts with 4 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism Reads as Studies Where it was documented Actions
Agrilus tardulus Buprestidae interacts with 1 no location
Phyllosticta musarum Phyllostictaceae interacts with 1 no location
Funalia aspera Polyporaceae interacts with 1 no location
BOLD:AAU4812 Pyralidae interacts with 1 not compared
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is an arbuscular mycorrhizal host of 3 organisms

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it.

Organism Reads as Studies Where it was documented Actions
Rhizophagus Monotomidae is an arbuscular mycorrhizal host of 1 no location Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at genus level.
Funneliformis Glomeraceae is an arbuscular mycorrhizal host of 1 no location Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at genus level.
Acaulospora Acaulosporaceae is an arbuscular mycorrhizal host of 1 no location Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at genus level.
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is a symbiont of 1 organism

The authority declares no effect on this species for this term: neither that it harms it nor that it benefits it. In the source ontology symbiosis covers mutualism, commensalism and parasitism alike, so this block holds attackers and allies side by side.

Organism Reads as Studies Where it was documented Actions
Fungi Including Lichens Fungi is a symbiont of 1 no location Not a modelling unit: the source publishes it at kingdom level.
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Acompañantes documentados

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Documented uses and recommendations

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Among the sources you can read, none documents a use or recommendation of this species beside a crop.