Fabaceae

Tallow tree

Detarium senegalense J.F.Gmel.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Detarium

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Tallow tree: Detarium senegalense, ditax, seeds — Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (10)

Arabic: كهبل سنغالي, شجرة الشحم
arz: ديتار سنغالى
Bambara: Ntamakunba
Chinese: 甘豆
dag: Kpagriga
English: Tallow tree
ff: Konkeehi, Konkeewi
French: Detar, Ditakh, Ditax
German: Ditach, Ditah, Ditakh, Ditax
Spanish: Detar dulce

Synonyms

Detarium heudelotianum Baill.

Photos

Photo: Roger Culos, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: NoahElhardt, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.