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<big>''[[Detarium microcarpum]]'' Guill. & Perr.</big>
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{{DISPLAYTITLE:''Detarium microcarpum'' (PROTA)}}
:Protologue: Fl. Seneg. tent. 1: 271, tab. 59 (1832).
:Family: Caesalpiniaceae (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae)
:Chromosome number: 2''n'' 2n = 22
== Synonyms ==
*''Detarium senegalense'' auct. non J.F.Gmel.
== Vernacular names ==
*Sweet dattock (En). *Dankh, petit détar (Fr).
== Origin and geographic distribution ==
== Other botanical information ==
''Detarium'' belongs to the tribe ''Detarieae'' and is related to ''Copaifera''. It is confined to Africa and comprises 3 species: ''Detarium microcarpum'', ''[[Detarium senegalense]]'' J.F.Gmel. and ''[[Detarium macrocarpum]]'' Harms, which are morphologically very similar, but ecologically differentiated. ''Detarium microcarpum'' is typically a species of the dry savanna, ''Detarium senegalense'' is more riparian and also occurs in dry forest, and ''Detarium macrocarpum'' occurs in humid forest.
== Growth and development ==
== Author(s) ==
* A.M. Kouyaté, Institut d'Economie Rurale, B.P. 16, Sikasso, Mali
== Correct citation of this article ==
Kouyaté, A.M. & van Damme, P., 2006. '''Detarium microcarpum''' Guill. & Perr. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. In: Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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