Abarema barbouriana is a species of flowering plant of the genus Jupunba in the family Fabaceae.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) It is a tree native to the tropical Americas, ranging from Costa Rica to Peru, French Guiana, and northern Brazil.
Two varieties are accepted. Jupunba barbouriana var. arenaria – Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, and northern Brazil Jupunba barbouriana var. barbouriana – Costa Rica to Peru, French Guiana, and northern Brazil
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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 2008-MAR-31.