Punjuba centiflora
| Punjuba 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: | Punjuba |
| Species: | P. centiflora |
| Binomial name | |
| Punjuba centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
| Abarema centiflora Barneby & J.W.Grimes | |
Punjuba 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.[1]
Taxonomy
The species was first described as Abarema centiflora by Barneby and J. W. Grimes. and first published in Memoirs of The New York Botanical Garden 74(1): 105. 1996.[3] In 2021 it was placed in the revived genus Punjuba as Punjuba centiflora.[2]
Description
The 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 and 4 centimeters in length. There are no pods on the plant.[4]
References
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Punjuba centiflora (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ^ "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.