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.
Taxonomy Detarioideae comprises the following tribes and genera:
Schotieae Schotia Jacq.
Barnebydendreae Barnebydendron J.H.Kirkbr. Goniorrhachis Taub.
Detarieae
Augouardia Pellegr. Baikiaea Benth. Brandzeia Baill. Colophospermum J. Kirk ex J. Léonard Copaifera L. Daniellia Benn. Detarium Juss. Eperua Aubl.
Eurypetalum Harms Gilletiodendron Vermoesen
Guibourtia Benn. Hardwickia Roxb. Hylodendron Taub. Hymenaea L.
Neoapaloxylon Rauschert
Peltogyne Vogel Prioria Griseb.
Sindora Miq. Sindoropsis J. Léonard Stemonocoleus Harms †Salpinganthium Poinar & K.L. Chambers Tessmannia Harms
Saraceae Endertia Steenis & de Wit Leucostegane Prain Lysidice Hance Saraca L.
Afzelieae Afzelia Sm. Brodriguesia R.S. Cowan Intsia Thouars
Amherstieae
Amherstia Wall. Annea Mackinder & Wieringa Anthonotha P. Beauv. Aphanocalyx Oliver Berlinia Sol. ex Hook. f. Bikinia Wieringa Brachycylix (Harms) R.S. Cowan Brachystegia Benth. Brownea Jacq. Browneopsis Huber Crudia Schreb. Cryptosepalum Benth. Cynometra L. Dicymbe Spruce ex Benth. & Hook. f. Didelotia Baill. Ecuadendron D.A. Neill Elizabetha Schomb. ex Benth. Englerodendron Harms Gabonius Wieringa & Mackinder Gilbertiodendron J. Léonard Heterostemon Desf. Humboldtia Vahl Hymenostegia (Benth.) Harms Icuria Wieringa Isoberlinia Craib & Stapf ex Holland
Isomacrolobium Aubrév. & Pellegr. Julbernardia Pellegr. Lebruniodendron J. Léonard Leonardoxa Aubrév. Librevillea Hoyle Loesenera Harms Macrolobium Schreb. Maniltoa Scheff. Michelsonia Hauman Micklethwaitia G.P. Lewis & Schrire Microberlinia A. Chev.
Neochevalierodendron J. Léonard Normandiodendron J. Léonard Oddoniodendron De Wild. Paloue Aubl. Paloveopsis R.S. Cowan Paramacrolobium J.Léonard
Plagiosiphon Harms Polystemonanthus Harms Pseudomacrolobium Hauman
Scorodophloeus Harms Talbotiella Baker f. Tamarindus L. Tetraberlinia (Harms) Hauman Zenkerella Taub.
Phylogenetics Detarioideae exhibits the following phylogenetic relationships:
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