Monkeypod tree
- Product number: 011900
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Latin: Pithecellobium dulce
A tropical plant from arid regions, the plant can be kept outdoors during summer, but ensure good drainage in case of heavy rain...
The leaves are small and the inconspicuous, greenish-yellow flowers have a delightful fragrance. After flowering, fruits appear that look like peanuts and turn reddish-pink when ripe.
The seed pods contain a sweet (slightly sour) white pulp that is eaten raw in Mexico, the Philippines, Pakistan, Qatar, and India as a side dish with various meat dishes and as a base for drinks with sugar and water ('agua de guamúchil'). The seeds, by the way, are pitch black.
All parts of the plants are used in traditional medicine.
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Latin: Pithecellobium dulce
Dutch: Apenpeulboom
English: Manila Tamarind, Madras Thorn, Monkeypod Tree, Blackbead
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- Flower colour: Inconspicuous greenish-yellow flowers
- Origin: Mexico, Central America
- Average growth height: More than 200 cm
- Annual or perennial: Perennial
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- Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
- Ease of cultivation: Moderate
- Latin: Pithecellobium dulce
- Dutch: Monkeypod tree
- Also known as: Not applicable / Unknown
- English: Manila Tamarind, Madras Thorn, Monkeypod Tree, Blackbead
