''Jupunba nipensis'' is a species of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

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

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

. It is a tree or shrub endemic to eastern

Cuba Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country, comprising the island of Cuba (largest island), Isla de la Juventud, and List of islands of Cuba, 4,195 islands, islets and cays surrounding the main island. It is located where the ...

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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''
Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2009-12-19. nipensis Endemic flora of Cuba Plants described in 1914 Taxa named by Nathaniel Lord Britton {{Mimosoideae-stub