Kamatsile

Pithecellobium dulce, commonly known as Manila tamarind, Madras thorn, monkeypod tree or camachile, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae, that is native to the Pacific Coast and adjacent highlands of Mexico, Central America, and northern South America. It is also sometimes known as monkeypod, but that name is also used for several other plants, including Samanea saman. It is an introduced species and extensively naturalized in the Caribbean and Florida, as well as the Philippines and Guam via the Manila galleons.

Excerpt from “Pithecellobium dulce” on Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Sa Tagalog

Ang kamatsile o kamatsili (Ingles: guamachili, Manila tamarind o monkeypod, pangalang pang-agham: Pithecellobium dulce) ay ang tawag sa isang uri ng puno o bunga nito. May mga butong napaliligiran ng nakakain at mapuputing laman ang mahabang bunga ng punong ito. Ginagamit naman sa pagbibigay ng maitim na kulay sa balat (Ingles: tanning) ang balat ng puno ng kamatsile.

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Recorded in the Philippines

GBIF holds 126 records of this plant from the Philippines. The ones with map coordinates fall in 15 provinces, most often Guimaras (5), Iloilo (4), Nueva Ecija (4), Benguet (3), Bataan (1), Bukidnon (1), Bulacan (1), Davao del Sur (1), and 7 more.

Counts from GBIF occurrence records, October 2026. They include planted trees and garden plants, and a province with no records may only lack collectors.