Velvet Tamarind Fruit Plant (Dialium cochinchinense) Plant Type:Seedling Plant Particularly in regions such as

Particularly in regions such as Maranhao

with a sweet taste described as caramel-like

Fruit: Thick-skinned

is cultivated for its sweet

Velvet Tamarind Fruit Plant (Dialium cochinchinense) Plant Type:Seedling Plant Particularly in regions such asVelvet Tamarind (Dialium cochinchinense) Botanical Name: Dialium cochinchinense Common Name: Velvet Tamarind, Keranji General Information: Medium sized, deciduous tree. Can grow 25 35 meters tall. Native: Ghana, Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nigeria, Thailand, Vietnam, and many West African countries. Produces valuable timber traded internationally as Keranji. Harvested from the wild and used locally. Edible sweet pulp, similar to