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Tamarind Tree (Tamarindus indica) The tamarind is native to the tropical Africa, and grows in India, Thailand, Caribe, and America. In Trinidad and Jamaica, tamarind is a popular refreshing snack. Asians, particularly in Thailand and India, have a long tradition of eating and cooking with tamarind.
The oil palm tree only grows in tropical areas. Vast plantations have been established in such regions â on land that was often previously covered in high conservation value tropical forests. Such forests not only have the most species of trees per hectare, but a huge amount of other biodiversity as well.Of even more concern is the fact that demand for palm oil is predicted to increase â and most of the remaining suitable areas for plantations are forests.ost of the world's oil palm trees are grown on a few islands in Malaysia and Indonesia â islands with the most biodiverse tropical forests found on Earth, and where there is a direct relationship between the growth of oil palm estates and deforestation.