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.
Detarium | |
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Detarium microcarpum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Detarioideae |
Tribe: | Detarieae |
Genus: | Detarium Juss. (1789) |
Species[1] | |
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The genus produces timber that may serve as a mahogany substitute. The fruit is edible.
References
edit- ^ Detarium Juss. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 17 August 2023.
- Mabberley, D. J. (1987). The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.