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Dialium ovoideum

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Sri Lanka Velvet tamarind
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Rosids
Order:
Fabales
Family:
Fabaceae
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Genus:
Dialium
Species:
D. ovoideum
Binomial name
Dialium ovoideum

Dialium ovoideum is a tropical[1] 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).[2]

Stem

Sources

  1. ^ http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dialium+ovoideum
  2. ^ http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/medicinalplants/medicinal_plants/families/leguminasae/plants/gal_siyambala.html
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