Detarium

Detarium
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 microcarpum Detarium senegalense tallow-tree

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.