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),POWO: Dialium cochinchinense Pierre but may have been introduced to Sri Lanka, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Nigeria and other west African countries. (or may be confused with other species in the genus Dialium). In the wild, it is threatened by habitat loss.
References Whitmore, T.C., 1972 Tree Flora of Malaya, Vol.1. London:Longman Larsen, K. et al., 1984 Flora of Thailand, Vol 4 Part 1.In: T.Smithinand & K.Larsen
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