Detarium
Detarium | |
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Detarium microcarpum | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Eudicots |
(unranked): | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
Tribe: | Detarieae |
Genus: | Detarium Juss. |
Species | |
Detarium letestui |
Detarium is a plant genus of the family Fabaceae (legume family). It contains 3 species of tree in west African forests.
The genus produces timber that may serve as a mahogany substitute. The fruit is edible.
References
- Mabberley, D. J. (1987). The Plant Book: A Portable Dictionary of the Higher Plants. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0-521-34060-8.
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