Jupunba curvicarpa

Jupunba curvicarpa, commonly known as orelha de negro,^[1] is a species of flowering plant of the genus Jupunba in the family Fabaceae.^[3] It is a tree native northern and northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, and Guyana.^[2] It grows in lowland tropical rainforest, including non-flooded (terre firme) forest, mixed forest, on river banks, and near swamps. It range includes the Guianan moist forests, Guianan freshwater swamp forests, Uatuma–Trombetas moist forests, Marajó várzea forests, and Amazon–Orinoco–Southern Caribbean mangroves ecoregions.^[1]

Jupunba curvicarpa
Conservation status
Least Concern  (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:	Jupunba
Species:	J. curvicarpa
Binomial name
Jupunba curvicarpa (H.S.Irwin) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
Varieties[2]
Jupunba curvicarpa var. curvicarpa Jupunba curvicarpa var. rodriguesii (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci
Synonyms[2]
Abarema curvicarpa (H.S.Irwin) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Pithecellobium curvicarpum H.S.Irwin

Two species are accepted.^[2]

• Jupunba curvicarpa var. curvicarpa – northern and northeastern Brazil, French Guiana, and Guyana
• Jupunba curvicarpa var. rodriguesii (Barneby & J.W.Grimes) M.V.B.Soares, M.P.Morim & Iganci – Northern Brazil