Showing posts with label Madras Thorn. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Madras Thorn. Show all posts

Friday, December 18, 2009

Unresistible sweet Madras Thorn!




There is a tree that is liked by many animals, humans and insects. It is the Madras Thorn (Manila Tamarind, Sweet Tamarind, Pithecellobium dulce, 'Kodukkapuli' in Tamil). Goats are attracted by its leaves as they are tasty to them. Parrots, crows and squirrels find its pod as a sweet fruit. Children and adults too eat the pods as snacks. The pods that hang
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