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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Jupunba |
| Species: | J. glauca
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| Binomial name | |
| Jupunba glauca (Urb.) Britton & Rose
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Names
editCommon rural names are: caracolí, nijaguao, paují (Pittier), jijaguao, and merey montañero (Hoyos).
Footnotes
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jupunba glauca (Urb.) Britton & Rose". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 25 March 2025.
References
edit- International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Abarema glauca. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
- Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Pithecellobium savannarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31646A9649880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31646A9649880.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.
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