Dialium is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Dialioideae.

[2] Velvet tamarind is a common name for several species.

The genus includes 37 species which range from the tropical Americas to sub-Saharan Africa, Madagascar, India, Indochina, and western Malesia.

[1] As of August 2023[update], Plants of the World Online accepted the following species:[1]