Tamarindus indica
Tamarind
As recorded: Tamarindus indica L.
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Fabales › Fabaceae
- Collected by
- Brown, F.B.H.
- Collector number
- 286
- Date
- March 1, 1921
- Locality
- Tahiti
- Island
- Tahiti
- Region
- French Polynesia
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Collected the same day
On March 1, 1921, Brown, F.B.H. also collected 8 other specimens.
Tamarindus indica observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1921. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 3,094 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-10-25.

2026-10-25
RQWG+CH2, Anekal, Buragunte, Karnataka 562125, India
(c) Nandika Agarwal, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-22
Northern Province
(c) becmont, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-18
Calle 33, Mérida, Yuc., MX
(c) Gabriel Benavides, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

2026-10-18
Dehu Cantt Civil Township, Maharashtra, IN
(c) krushna_7724, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Calle Mangós, San Juan, PR, US
(c) coralaviles, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2026-10-16
Faculty of Technology, University of Sri Jayewardenepura
(c) ahamathafki_004, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Tamarindus indica. BISH 156016. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956395607. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/156016.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956395607 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
