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),[1] but may have been introduced to Sri Lanka, 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.