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Q.Tamarindus indica is indigenous to :

(a) South America, Greece
(b) Tropical African region
(c) India alone
(d) South India, Sri Lanka
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Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) originated in tropical Africa, not India, despite its species epithet 'indica' and its deep naturalisation in Indian cooking.

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The species name indica is misleading: it reflects where the plant became economically important and widely cultivated (India and South/Southeast Asia), not its true centre of origin. Botanically and historically, Tamarindus indica is native to the tropical African region (the savanna woodlands of East Africa, including present-day Sudan), from where it spread in ancient times -- likely through early trade -- to India and other parts of tropical Asia. In India, it found s …

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