HEIGHT up to 80 ft (25 m)
TYPE Evergreen
OCCURRENCE E. Africa, India, widely cultivated in other tropical countries
This tree has a short trunk, drooping branches, and a rounded crown. The edible sweet and sour pulp in its pods is an important ingredient in many chutneys and sauces. BARK White-gray, rough, with irregular scales. LEAF Alternate, pinnate, without a terminal leaflet; 10–20 pairs of ellipticoblong, usually smooth leaflets. FLOWER Red in bud opening yellow to cream, in racemes at the sides and ends of shoots. FRUIT Pod, with a dry outer shell, pulpy inside.
