Pithecellobium dulce (Roxb) Benth.

🌿 Common Name: Manilla Tamarind, Madras Thorn, Sweet tamarind, जंगल जलेबी

🔄 Synonyms:
  • Albizia dulcis (Roxb.) F.Muell.
  • Mimosa dulcis Roxb.

IUCN Status

Not Applicable : Not Applicable
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  • Trees
  • Kota bundi baran jhalawar Chittorgarh udaipur Ajmer Sawai Madhopur jodhpur jhunjhunu Sirohi Bhilwara tonk Sawai Madhopur / Jaipur
  • Cultivated
  • A small to medium-sized, thorny evergreen to semi-evergreen tree, growing 10–15 m tall. It is identified by its paired stipular spines, spreading crown, and bipinnate leaves with only one pair of pinnae, each bearing two leaflets. The tree produces small, greenish-white, fragrant flowers in spherical heads. Its distinctive spirally twisted pods turn pink or reddish when mature and split open to expose a white to pink, sweet edible pulp surrounding shiny black seeds. Native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America, it was introduced to India during the colonial period. The tree is drought-tolerant and widely planted for shade, fencing, fuelwood, fodder, and erosion control. However, in several parts of India it has naturalized and may become locally invasive, forming dense thickets that suppress native vegetation, particularly in dry habitats.
    एक छोटे से मध्यम आकार का, काँटेदार सदाबहार या अर्ध-सदाबहार वृक्ष है, जो सामान्यतः 10–15 मीटर ऊँचा होता है। इसकी पहचान जोड़े में लगे काँटों, फैले हुए शीर्ष तथा द्विपंखी संयुक्त पत्तियों से होती है, जिनमें केवल एक जोड़ी पंख (pinnae) और प्रत्येक पर दो पत्रक होते हैं। इसके छोटे, हरे-सफेद, सुगंधित पुष्प गोल गुच्छों में लगते हैं। इसकी सबसे प्रमुख पहचान कुंडलीदार (स्पाइरल) फलियाँ हैं, जो पकने पर गुलाबी या लाल हो जाती हैं और फटकर सफेद या गुलाबी मीठा गूदा दिखाती हैं, जिसके भीतर चमकदार काले बीज होते हैं। यह मेक्सिको, मध्य अमेरिका और उत्तरी दक्षिण अमेरिका का मूल निवासी वृक्ष है तथा भारत में सजावटी, छायादार और बाड़ के वृक्ष के रूप में लाया गया था। यह सूखा सहन करने वाली प्रजाति है ।

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Taxonomy Section

Plant Phenological Events

Month Phenological Events
January 🌼 Flowering, 🍒 Fruiting
February 🍏 Unripe Fruiting
March 🍒 Fruiting, 🌼 Flowering
April 🍎 Fruit Ripening

Systematic position

DivisionAngiosperm
ClassDicotyledons
Sub-ClassPolypetalae
SeriesCalyciflorae
OrdRosales
FamilyFabaceae
SpeciesPithecellobium dulce (Roxb) Benth.
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Status: Casual Identification
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