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Jupunba glauca

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Jupunba glauca
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Jupunba
Species:
J. glauca
Binomial name
Jupunba glauca
(Urb.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms[2]
  • Abarema glauca (Urb.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
  • Jupunba discolor (Britton) Britton & Rose
  • Jupunba savannarum (Britton) Britton & Rose
  • Pithecellobium discolor Britton
  • Pithecellobium glaucum Urb.
  • Pithecellobium savannarum Britton

Jupunba glauca (synonym Abarema glauca), the glaucous abarema, is a species of tree in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Abarema glauca is found most easily on the east coast of Dominican Republic, in Uvero Alto, north of Punta Cana.[citation needed]

Names

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Common rural names are: caracolí, nijaguao, paují (Pittier), jijaguao, and merey montañero (Hoyos).

Footnotes

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  1. ^ Freid, E.H.; Timyan, J. (2022). "Abarema glauca". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2022: e.T202822105A202880893. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2022-1.RLTS.T202822105A202880893.en. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Jupunba glauca (Urb.) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2025.

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