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Common Names: Manila Tamarind, Madras Thorn, Guama Americano, or Kamachile.
Plant Type: A deciduous or semi-evergreen tree, exhibiting a medium to fast growth rate.
Size: Can reach heights of 10 to 20 meters or more, typically having pendulous branches and an irregular crown shape.
Leaves: Bipinnate (twice-pinnately compound) leaves, consisting of a single pair of secondary pinnae, each bearing two small, ovate leaflets.
Thorns: Sharp, paired spines are usually present at the base of the leaves.
Flowers: Small, greenish-white or yellowish, fragrant, and clustered into small, dense heads.
Fruit (Pods): The pods are distinctively coiled or spirally twisted, green when young, turning pink or reddish when ripe.
Seeds: The pods contain glossy black seeds covered by an edible, sweet-and-sour, pale white or pinkish pulp (aril).
Uses: Cultivated for its edible fruit, shade, and is also utilized in some regions for firewood or as a hedge/windbreak.
Native Habitat: Mexico, Central America, and northern South America, though it is now widely cultivated in tropical and subtropical regions globally.
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