Jupunba trapezifolia

Jupunba trapezifolia
Jupunba trapezifolia var. micradenia
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. trapezifolia
Binomial name
Jupunba trapezifolia (Vahl) Moldenke
Varieties [2]
Jupunba trapezifolia var. micradenia (Benth.) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci Jupunba trapezifolia var. trapezifolia
Synonyms [2]
Abarema jupunba var. trapezifolia(Vahl) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Abarema trapezifolia(Vahl) Pittier Acacia trapezoidesDC. ex Steud. Inga trapezifolia(Vahl) DC. Mimosa trapezifoliaVahl Pithecellobium trapezifolium(Vahl) Benth.

Jupunba trapezifolia is a species of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. It is a tree native to the Lesser Antilles and tropical South America. ^[2] It grows in moist lowland tropical forest. ^[1]

Varieties

Two varieties are accepted. ^[2]

• Jupunba trapezifolia var. micradenia (Benth.) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
• Jupunba trapezifolia var. trapezifolia

References

1. Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group. 2019. Abarema jupunba . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2019: e.T144254416A148995769. https://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T144254416A148995769.en. Accessed 26 March 2025.
2. "Jupunba trapezifolia (Vahl) Moldenke". Plants of the World Online . Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved 25 March 2025.