The subfamily Detarioideae is one of the subdivisions of the plant family Fabaceae (legumes).

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.

[1]Detarioideae comprises the following tribes and genera:[1][2] Detarioideae exhibits the following phylogenetic relationships:[2][6][7][8][9][10] Cercideae clade (outgroup) Schotia Goniorrhachis Barnebydendron Hardwickia Colophospermum Prioria Brandzeia Daniellia Stemonocoleus Augouardia Eurypetalum Eperua Peltogyne Guibourtia pro parte Hymenaea Guibourtia pro parte Hylodendron Gilletiodendron Baikiaea Detarium Sindoropsis Copaifera Sindora Tessmannia Endertia Lysidice Saraca Brodriguesia Afzelia Intsia Amherstia Elizabetha Heterostemon Macrolobium Ecuadendron Brownea Paloue Tamarindus Humboldtia Paramacrolobium Cryptosepalum Polystemonanthus Dicymbe Cynometra pro parte Loesenera Talbotiella Leonardoxa Hymenostegia Zenkerella Gabonius Annea Scorodophloeus Crudia pro parte Neochevalierodendron Crudia pro parte Normandiodendron Plagiosiphon Cynometra pro parte Maniltoa Englerodendron Anthonotha Oddoniodendron Isoberlinia Berlinia Microberlinia Brachystegia Julbernardia Icuria Aphanocalyx Tetraberlinia Bikinia Didelotia Librevillea Gilbertiodendron