Abarema centiflora is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to the east slope of the Bolivian Andes. It is a small tree found in humid montane forests.
Abarema centiflora | |
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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. centiflora
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Binomial name | |
Abarema centiflora Barneby & J.W.Grimes
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Taxonomy
editAbarema centiflora was described by Barneby and J. W. Grimes and first published in Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 74(1): 105. 1996.[2]
Description
editThe trees reach up to 8 meters in height, with furrowed branchlets. The foliage is bright green in color. The dense racemes have small greenish or whitish flowers. Which are paired to a branch bud. The peduncles are between 1.5 to 4 centimeters in length. There are no pods on the plant.[3]
References
edit- ^ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Abarema centiflora". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T36568A10006228. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36568A10006228.en. Retrieved 16 November 2021.
- ^ "Tropicos | Name - Abarema abbottii (Rose & Leonard) Barneby & J.W. Grimes". legacy.tropicos.org. Retrieved 2023-09-18.
- ^ "Abarema centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes)". worldfloraonline.org. Sep 18, 2023. Archived from the original on July 25, 2020. Retrieved September 18, 2023.