Dialium

Dialium
Dialium guineense
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Dialioideae
Genus: Dialium
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Synonyms
  • Andradia Sim (1909)
  • Arouna Aubl. (1775)
  • Cleyria Neck. (1790), opus utique oppr.
  • Codarium Sol. ex Vahl (1804)
  • Correa M.E.Becerra (1936), no Latin descr.
  • Dansera Steenis (1948)
  • Rhynchocarpa Backer ex K. Heyne (1927), nom. illeg.
  • Sciaplea Rauschert (1982)
  • Sennia Chiov. (1932), non Pascher (1912).

Dialium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae. Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species. The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, India, Indochina, and western Malesia.

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