Dialium cochinchinense

Dialium cochinchinense
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Fabales
Family:Fabaceae
Subfamily:Dialioideae
Genus:Dialium
Species: D. cochinchinense
Binomial name
Dialium cochinchinense
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Dialium cochinchinense (velvet tamarind) is a species of legume in the Fabaceae family. It is found in Sri Lanka, Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, and Vietnam.[1][2] It is threatened by habitat loss.[3]

Dialium cochinchinense fruit at a market in Ho Chi Minh City

References

  1. Whitmore,T.C., 1972 Tree Flora of Malaya, Vol.1. London:Longman
  2. Larsen,K. et al., 1984 Flora of Thailand, Vol 4 Part 1.In: T.Smithinand & K.Larsen
  3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Dialium cochinchinense". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. IUCN. 1998: e.T32820A9732378. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T32820A9732378.en. Retrieved 16 December 2017.


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