''Jupunba abbottii'' (synonym ''Abarema abbottii''), the Abbott abarema, is a species of

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in the family

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. It is

endemic Endemism is the state of a species being found only in a single defined geographic location, such as an island, state, nation, country or other defined zone; organisms that are indigenous to a place are not endemic to it if they are also foun ...

to the

Dominican Republic The Dominican Republic is a country located on the island of Hispaniola in the Greater Antilles of the Caribbean Sea in the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic Ocean. It shares a Maritime boundary, maritime border with Puerto Rico to the east and ...

, and is confined to broad-leaved woodlands on limestone soils.

Morphology

The tree is a

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. It is 4 to 12 metres tall, with rough grey bark.Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earrings, pt. 1., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1): 105. 1996

Distribution and habitat

Distribution: Restricted to north-east Dominican Republic, on the southern shore of Samana Bay and west towards Sa Quita-espuela. Habitat: A tree confined to broad-leaved woodland on limestone soils up to 800 metres.

References

abbottii Endemic flora of the Dominican Republic Vulnerable plants Plants described in 1927 Taxa named by Joseph Nelson Rose Taxa named by Emery Clarence Leonard Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub