''Jupunba cochleata'' is a species of

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of the genus ''

Jupunba ''Jupunba'' is a genus in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the tropical Americas, ranging from southern Mexico to the Caribbean, Central America, and tropical South America. Species ''Jupunba'' has 38 accepted species: *'' Jupunba abbottii'' ...

'' in the family

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.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) It is a tree native to the lowland

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of northern, northeastern and west-central Brazil. Two varieties are accepted: * ''Jupunba cochleata'' var. ''cochleata'' * ''Jupunba cochleata'' var. ''moniliformis''

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References

* (1996): Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earring: A generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. ''Abarema, Albizia'', and Allies. ''Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden'' 74(1): 1–292. * (2005)
Genus ''Abarema''
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