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Abarema glauca, the glaucous abarema, is a tree species in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is found in the Bahamas, Cuba, and Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti). Abarema glauca is found most easily on the east coast of Dominican Republic, in Uvero Alto, north of Punta Cana.^{[verification needed]}.

Abarema glauca
Conservation status
Near Threatened  (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:	Abarema
Species:	A. glauca
Binomial name
Abarema glauca (Urb.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes
Synonyms
Jupunba glauca (Urb.) Britton & Rose Jupunba savannarum (Britton) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium glaucum Urb. Pithecellobium savannarum Britton

Names

Common rural names are: caracolí, nijaguao, paují (Pittier), jijaguao, and merey montañero (Hoyos).

Footnotes

References

• International Legume Database & Information Service (ILDIS) (2005): Abarema glauca. Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-30.
• Areces-Mallea, A.E. (1998). "Pithecellobium savannarum". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T31646A9649880. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T31646A9649880.en. Retrieved 18 November 2021.

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