Dialium cochinchinense
Species of flowering plant
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Dialium cochinchinense, the velvet tamarind, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Borneo and Indochina (Cambodia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam),[2] but may have been introduced to Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria and other west African countries.[3][4] (or may be confused with other species in the genus Dialium). In the wild, it is threatened by habitat loss.[1]
| Dialium cochinchinense | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Spermatophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Dialium |
| Species: | D. cochinchinense |
| Binomial name | |
| Dialium cochinchinense Pierre | |
