Jupunba leucophylla

Jupunba leucophylla
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Jupunba
Species:	J. leucophylla
Binomial name
Jupunba leucophylla (Spruce ex Benth.) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
Varieties
Jupunba leucophylla var. leucophylla Jupunba leucophylla var. vaupesensis (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
Synonyms [2] [3]
Abarema leucophylla(Spruce ex Benth.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Feuilleea leucophylla(Spruce ex Benth.) Kuntze Pithecellobium leucophyllumSpruce ex Benth.

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 of northern Brazil, Colombia, and Venezuela. ^[2]

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Abarema leucophylla. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T62468A145673408. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T62468A145673408.en. Accessed 1 April 2025.
2. "Jupunba leucophylla (Spruce ex Benth.) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 31 March 2025.
3. Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005)

• Barneby, R.C. & Grimes, J.W. (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 Garden74(1): 1–292. ISBN   0-89327-395-3
• International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Genus Abarema. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2009-12-19.