Dialium ovoideum
| Sri Lankan Velvet Tamarind | |
|---|---|
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Dialioideae[1] |
| Genus: | Dialium |
| Species: | D. ovoideum |
| Binomial name | |
| Dialium ovoideum | |
Dialium ovoideum is a tropical[2] species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The Sinhala (Sri Lanka) name ගල් සියඹලා (Gal Siyambala) means Pebble Tamarind (ගල්: pebble-like/stone-like/hard).[3] The Tamil name பட்டுப் புளியம் பழம் means Silky Tamarind which is named after the silky texture of the shell of the fruit. (பட்டு: Velvet).
Stem
Sources
- ↑ The Legume Phylogeny Working Group (LPWG). (2017). "A new subfamily classification of the Leguminosae based on a taxonomically comprehensive phylogeny". Taxon. 66 (1): 44–77. doi:10.12705/661.3.
- ↑ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dialium+ovoideum
- ↑ http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/medicinalplants/medicinal_plants/families/leguminasae/plants/gal_siyambala.html
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