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Detarium senegalense
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Detarium senegalense is a leguminous tree in the subfamily Detarioideae. Unlike most members of the family, it produces globular fruits. Its common names include ditax, ditakh, detar, and tallow tree. The tree is of value for several reasons: the fruit is nutritious, is locally prominent in folk medicine, and is a source of quality timber. It could contribute to food security, sustainable land care, and rural development. As its Linnaean name indicates, it is native to Senegal and the surrounding countries of West Africa.
- Family
- Fabaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Detarium senegalense
- Slug
- detarium-senegalense
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Detarium
- Species
- senegalense
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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