Vilayati Imli fruit seeds ( Pithecellobium Dulce )

Vilayti Imli Seeds (Pithecellobium dulce). Category :- Fruit seeds Scientific Name:- Pithecellobium Dulce Shape:- pots Size:- 10-12cm Color: -black Usage: –Germination (not for oil extraction) Age: -Fresh(less than a year, good for germination Origin: – India Packing: -5, 10,20,25,50 (P/P) Availability: – Throughout the year

Details : Common name: Manila tamarind Hindi Name : Vilayati Imli Botanical name: Pithecellobium dulce Family:Fabaceae Pithecellobium dulce is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to Mexico, Central America, and northern South America.

It is introduced and extensively naturalised in the Caribbean, Florida, Guam and Southeast Asia like Philippines. It is considered an invasive species in Hawaii. It is known by the name “Madras thorn”, but it is not native to Madras. The name “Manila tamarind” is misleading, since it is neither closely related to tamarind, nor native to Manila.

It is called “seema chintakaya” in Telugu. The name “monkeypod” is more commonly used for the rain tree (Albizia saman).

Other names include blackbead, sweet Inga, cuauhmochitl (Nahuatl), guamúchil / cuamúchil / huamúchil (Mexico, Spanish), guamá americano (Puerto Rico) Makham thet Thai, ʻopiuma (Hawaiian), kamachile (Filipino), kodukkappuli (Tamil), dora hunase or seeme hunase (Kannada), vilayati ambli (Gujarati), jungle jalebi or ganga imli (Hindi), tetul (Bengali), seeme hunase (Kannada), vilayati chinch (Marathi) and seema chinta (Telugu).

P. dulce is a tree that reaches a height of about 10 to 15 m (33 to 49 ft). Its trunk is spiny and its leaves are bipinnate. Each pinna has a single pair of ovate-oblong leaflets that are about 2 to 4 m (6.6 to 13 ft) long. The flowers are greenish-white, fragrant, sessile and reach about 12 cm (4.7 in) in length, though appear shorter due to coiling.

The flowers produce a pod with an edible pulp. The seeds are black. The seeds are dispersed via birds that feed on the sweet pod. It is drought resistant and can survive in dry lands from sea level to an elevation of 300 m (980 ft), making it suitable for cultivation as a street tree.

Uses Its edible, the seed pods contain a sweet pulp that can be eaten raw or prepared as a smoothie.

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