Common name
Tamarind
Informal group
Plants
Territories
Island
Cayman Brac
Little Cayman
Grand Cayman
Establishment status
Establishment status detail
Naturalised on Grand Cayman. (Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List);
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Habitat
1. Forest
- 1.5. Forest – Subtropical/tropical dry
2. Savanna
- 2.1. Savanna - Dry
3. Shrubland
- 3.5. Shrubland – Subtropical/tropical dry
Impact detail
Locally Invasive. (Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List);
Impacts
Ecological impact detail
Locally invasive in abandoned agricultural areas near transition to seasonally flooded wetlands, displacing native vegetation. (Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List);
Other notes
Terrestrial
Pathway detail
Deliberate introduction as a fruit tree and spreads within territory via abundant seeds. (Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List)
References
Kristan (2002) Cayman Invasive Species List