Summary
Sample from India of tamarind fruit (pods). Also known as tamarind or Indian date, pre 1887.
Used as a food (fruit), medicinally and for dyeing. It also yields an oil.
The sample was acquired from the Indian Government in 1887.
Physical Description
Tamarind sample in domed glass jar.
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Indian Government, 1887
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Inscriptions
Label: '[handwritten] Fruits (Pods) 3248 Leguminosae / TAMARINDUS INDICA, Linn / "Tamarinu" / Trop Asia + Trop Africa / [printed] H.B.SELBY & CO. PTY LTD.'.
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Keywords
Fruits, Legume or Pea Family (Leguminosae or Fabaceae), Legumes & Pulses, Medicinal Plants, Plant Dyes, Vegetable Oils, Fats & Waxes