''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 ''Jupunba abbottii'' (synonym ''Abarema abbottii''), the Abbott abarema, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the Dominican Republic, and is confined to broad-leaved woodlands on limestone soils. Morphology The tree is ...

'' – Dominican Republic *''

Jupunba adenophora ''Jupunba adenophora'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,Jupunba alexandri ''Jupunba alexandri'' (synonym ''Abarema alexandri'') is a species of plant of the genus '' Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree endemic to Jamaica, where it can be found in woodland or thicket on limestone soils. Taxonomy It was first ...

'' – Jamaica *''

Jupunba asplenifolia ''Jupunba asplenifolia'' is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree endemic to Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest islan ...

'' – Cuba *''

Jupunba auriculata ''Jupunba auriculata'' is a species of plant of the genus ''Abarema'' in the family Fabaceae.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) It is a tree native to the Amazon Basin of Colombia, Peru, and northern Brazil Brazil, officially the Federat ...

'' – Amazon Basin (Colombia, Peru, and northern Brazil) *''

Jupunba barbouriana ''Abarema barbouriana'' is a species of flowering plant of the genus '' Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,Jupunba barnebyana'' – Brazil (Espírito Santo) *''

Jupunba brachystachya ''Jupunba brachystachya'', the obovate abarema, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,

'' – eastern and southern Brazil *''

Jupunba campestris ''Jupunba campestris'' is a species of plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,

'' – northern Brazil *''

Jupunba cochleata ''Jupunba cochleata'' is a species of plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) It is a tree native to the lowland Amazon rainforest The Amazon rainforest, also called the Amazon jungle or A ...

'' – Brazil *''

Jupunba commutata ''Jupunba commutata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to Guyana, Suriname, and Venezuela. It is confined to a small number of localities in montane including the Gran Sabana, the Pacaraima Mountains, ...

'' – Venezuela to Suriname *''

Jupunba curvicarpa ''Jupunba curvicarpa'', commonly known as ''orelha de negro'', is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) It is a tree native northern and northeastern Brazil, French Guia ...

'' – Guyana, French Guiana, and northern and eastern Brazil *'' Jupunba ferruginea'' – southeastern Venezuela (Roraima tepui) and northern Brazil (Serra do Sol) *'' Jupunba filamentosa'' northeastern Brazil to Espirito Santo *'' Jupunba floribunda'' – Colombia and Venezuela to Peru and northern Brazil *''

Jupunba gallorum ''Jupunba gallorum'' is a species of flowering plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree endemic to French Guiana French Guiana, or Guyane in French, is an Overseas departments and regions of France, overseas depar ...

'' – French Guiana *'' Jupunba ganymedea'' – Colombia and Ecuador *''

Jupunba glauca ''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 ea ...

'' – Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola *'' Jupunba idiopoda'' – southern Mexico to Panama *'' Jupunba laeta'' – Colombia to Peru, French Guiana, and northern Brazil *'' Jupunba langsdorffii'' eastern and southern Brazil (southeastern Bahia to Rio Grande so Sul) *''

Jupunba leucophylla ''Jupunba leucophylla'' is a species of plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree native to lowland rainforest in the Amazon Basin The Amazon basin is the part of South America drained by the Amazon River ...

'' – Amazon Basin (Colombia, Venezuela, and northern Brazil) *''

Jupunba longipedunculata ''Abarema longipedunculata'' is a species of legume in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or tree endemic to Bolívar state of Venezuela. It is native to the tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or m ...

'' – Venezuela (Bolívar) *''

Jupunba macradenia ''Jupunba macradenia'' is a species of plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae. Common names include ''bantano, coralillo, guavo'', and ''guavo de montana''. It is a tree native to southeastern Mexico, Belize, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, ...

'' – Belize and southeastern Mexico; Nicaragua to Ecuador *'' Jupunba maestrensis'' – eastern Cuba *'' Jupunba mataybifolia'' Guianas and northern Brazil *''

Jupunba microcalyx ''Jupunba microcalyx'' is a species of plant of the genus ''Jupunba'' in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the Amazon rainforest of Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and northern Brazil. In Colombia it is native to Guaviare and Vaupés depar ...

'' – Colombia, Venezuela, Peru, and northern Brazil *'' Jupunba nipensis'' – eastern Cuba *'' Jupunba obovalis'' – Cuba and Hispaniola *'' Jupunba oppositifolia'' – south-central and southeastern Cuba to southwestern and central Hispaniola *''

Jupunba oxyphyllidia ''Jupunba oxyphyllidia'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is a tree which grows up to 20 meters tall. It is endemic to central Honduras, where it grows in humid montane primary forests, including cloud forests, at approximately 1, ...

'' – Honduras *'' Jupunba piresii'' – northern Brazil to northern Mato Grosso *'' Jupunba rhombea'' southeastern Brazil (Espírito Santo to Rio de Janeiro) *''

Jupunba trapezifolia ''Jupunba trapezifolia'' is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles is a group of islands in the Caribbean Sea, forming part of the West Indies in Caribbean, Cari ...

'' Lesser Antilles and tropical South America *''

Jupunba turbinata ''Jupunba turbinata'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to southeastern Bahia state of northeastern Brazil where it grows in the coastal Atlantic Forest and restinga Restingas () are a distinct type of coast ...

'' – northeastern Brazil *'' Jupunba villifera'' – southern Venezuela, northern Brazil, and Suriname *'' Jupunba villosa'' – southeastern Brazil *'' Jupunba zolleriana'' – southern Mexico to Honduras

References

Fabaceae genera Flora of the Neotropical realm Taxa described in 1928 Taxa named by Nathaniel Lord Britton Taxa named by Joseph Nelson Rose {{Fabaceae-tree-stub