''Abarema longipedunculata'' is a species of

legume Legumes are plants in the pea family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or the fruit or seeds of such plants. When used as a dry grain for human consumption, the seeds are also called pulses. Legumes are grown agriculturally, primarily for human consum ...

in the family

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

. It is a shrub or tree

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 Bolívar state of

Venezuela Venezuela, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many Federal Dependencies of Venezuela, islands and islets in the Caribbean Sea. It com ...

. It is native to the

tepui A tepui , or tepuy (), is a member of a family of table-top mountains or mesas found in northern South America, especially in Venezuela, western Guyana, and northern Brazil. The word tepui means "house of the gods" in the native tongue of the ...

of Auyantepui at 1,690 meters elevation, and to the tepuis Cerro Guanay, Cerro Jaua, and Cerro Sarisariñama, where it grows on rocky ridges, cliff edges, and in ravines on sandstone substrates.

References

longipedunculata Endemic flora of Venezuela Flora of the Tepuis Near threatened plants Plants described in 1967 Taxonomy articles created by Polbot {{Mimosoideae-stub