Jupunba cochleata is a species of plant of the genus Jupunba in the family Fabaceae.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) It is a tree native to the lowland Amazon rainforest of northern, northeastern and west-central Brazil.
Two varieties are accepted: Jupunba cochleata var. cochleata Jupunba cochleata var. moniliformis
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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.