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{{stub}}[[File:Tamarindus indica pods.JPG|thumb|right|''Tamarindus indica'']]'''Tamarind ''' is a long lived and beautiful fruiting tree, growing up to 30 metres tall with a dense, spreading crown. The tree has fragrant flowers and a feathery foliage that is usually evergreen but becomes deciduous in drier regions. 

{{Parts Used|Stem}}, {{Parts Used|Leaves}}, {{Parts Used|RootRoots}}.

It contains essential oils, free and conjugated fatty acids, flavonoids, and other compounds, but also describe the presence of eight new compounds for this part of the plant and important levels of Selenium and other micro-elements not previously reported.<ref name="chemical composition"/>

{{Common names|sa= Umblee, Vrksamla, Amalika|en= Indian date, Tamarind|gu= |hi= Ambli, Amili|kn= Hunuse mara|ks= |ml= Amlika, Valampuli|mr= Aambali, Aamli|pa= |ta= Yukini, Yukinimaram |te=Tintrini, Tintrinikamu}}

{{Habit|Evergreen Treetree}}

{{Flower|Unisexual|2-4cm long|pinkPink||Flowering throughout the year and In terminal and/or axillary pseudoracemes}}

{{Fruit|oblong Oblong pod|Thinly septate, pilose, wrinkled|||seeds Seeds upto 5|Fruiting throughout the year}}

{{Propagation|Seeds}}.

Tamarind grows best in drier areas of the tropics, though it can also do well in much wetter, monsoon areas so long as there is a distinct dry season. It is found at elevations up to 1,500 metres. It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures are within the range 20 - 35°c, but can tolerate 12 - 45°c.<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/>

{{Commonly seen|Low-altitude woodlandarea}}, {{Commonly seen|Savannah and busharea}}, {{Commonly seen|Termite mounds}}, {{Commonly seen|Semi-arid areas}}, {{Commonly seen|Wooded grassland}}.

<ref name="chemical composition">["chemistry"https://www.researchgate.net/publication/254257793_Chemical_constituents_of_Tamarindus_indica_L_leaves Chemical constituents]</ref>

<ref name="Leaf">[Morphology]</ref><ref name="morphologyAyurvedic preparations">[https://easyayurveda.com/2015/10/11/tamarind-imali-tamarindus-indica/ Ayurvedic preparations]</ref>

<ref name="How to plant/cultivate">[http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Tamarindus+indica"Cultivation"detail]</ref>

* [ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tamarind Tamarindus indica on wikipedia.org]* [ http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Tamarind.html Tamarindus indica on flowers of india.net]* [ https://indiabiodiversity.org/species/show/31829 Tamarindus indica on india bio diversity.org]