Higher classification Legumes | Clade Angiosperms Subfamily Mimosoideae Rank Genus | |
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Lower classifications Abarema cochliocarpos, Abarema jupunba, Abarema filamentosa, Abarema abbottii, Abarema callejasii | ||
Abarema is a neotropical genus of large trees in the legume family (Fabaceae). They grow from Mexico (Abarema idiopoda) to Bolivia. Most of the species can be found in the Amazon Basin and the Guyana Highlands. They have a deep-green fernlike foliage, with bipinnately compound leaves. For lack of a better name, they are collectively called abaremas.
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Species
Following the 1996 revision, there are currently about 45 species. In older works, the entire genus is usually included within Pithecellobium.
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References
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