Dialium ovoideum

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Dialium ovoideum is a tropical{{Cite web|url=http://tropical.theferns.info/viewtropical.php?id=Dialium+ovoideum|title=Dialium ovoideum - Useful Tropical Plants}} species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Sri Lanka. The Sinhala (Sri Lanka) name ගල් සියඹලා (gal siyambala) means "pebble tamarind" (ගල්: pebble-like/stone-like/hard).{{Cite web |url=http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/medicinalplants/medicinal_plants/families/leguminasae/plants/gal_siyambala.html |title=Plant Familys |access-date=2015-03-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120302090104/http://www.agri.ruh.ac.lk/medicinalplants/medicinal_plants/families/leguminasae/plants/gal_siyambala.html |archive-date=2012-03-02 |url-status=dead }} The Tamil name பட்டு புளியம் பழம் means "silky tamarind" which is named after the silky texture of the shell of the fruit. (பட்டு: velvet).

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