Tamarindus Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. (1753) 34; Gen. P1., ed. 5 (1754) 20; Cowan & Polhill in Polhill & Raven (eds.), Adv Leg. Syst 1 (1981) 141: Watson & Dallwitz, Gen. Leg.-Caesalp. (1983) 56; Hou, Larsen & Larsen, Fl. Malesiana 12 (1996)728.
Type species: Tamarindus indica Linnaeus