Known locally as Bwemba but also known as Tamarind.

From the Useful Tropical Plants Database

Tamarindus indica is a long lived and beautiful fruiting tree, growing up to 30 metres tall with a dense, spreading crown. The tree has fragrant flowers and a feathery foliage that is usually evergreen but becomes deciduous in drier regions. The bole is usually short, 1 – 2 metres in diameter.

The seedpod of the tamarind is widely used for food in the tropics. The tree also yields a number of other edible uses, as well as having a wide range of medicinal applications and other uses. The tree is widely cultivated in the tropics and subtropics as an ornamental plant, for its edible seedpods and also for its many medicinal uses.

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