Biology:Detarium

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Short description: Genus of legumes

Detarium
Detarium microcarpum.jpg
Detarium microcarpum
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Detarioideae
Tribe: Detarieae
Genus: Detarium
Juss. (1789)
Species[1]

Detarium is a plant genus of the family Fabaceae. It contains 3 species of tree native to sub-Saharan Africa, from Senegal to Sudan and Democratic Republic of the Congo.

The genus produces timber that may serve as a mahogany substitute. The fruit is edible.

References

  1. Detarium Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.

Wikidata ☰ Q310991 entry