Detarieae
The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes). This subfamily includes many tropical trees, some of which are used for timber or have ecological importance. The subfamily consists of 84 genera, most of which are native to Africa and Asia. Pride of Burma (Amherstia nobilis) and tamarind (Tamarindus indica) are two of the most notable species in Detarioideae. It has the following clade-based definition:
The most inclusive crown clade containing Goniorrhachis marginata Taub. and Aphanocalyx cynometroides Oliv., but not Cercis canadensis L., Duparquetia orchidacea Baill., or Bobgunnia fistuloides (Harms) J. H. Kirkbr. & Wiersema.
18 branches of this tribe, most-observed first
Hymenaeas
genusHymenaea
Mopanes
genusColophospermum
Copaiferas
genusCopaifera
Detarium
genusDetarium
Daniellia
genusDaniellia
Eperua
genusEperua
Sindora
genusSindora
Baikiaea
genusBaikiaea
African rosewoods
genusGuibourtia
Hardwickia
genusHardwickia
Purplehearts
genusPeltogyne
Prioria
genusPrioria
Brandzeia
genusBrandzeia
Neoapaloxylon
genusNeoapaloxylon
Tessmannia
genusTessmannia
Gilletiodendron
genusGilletiodendron
Stemonocoleus
genusStemonocoleus
Eurypetalum
genusEurypetalum
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 746994.