Jupunba glauca

Jupunba glauca (synonym Abarema glauca), the glaucous abarema, is a species of tree in the legume family (Fabaceae). It is native to 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.^{[citation needed]}

Jupunba 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:	Jupunba
Species:	J. glauca
Binomial name
Jupunba glauca (Urb.) Britton & Rose
Synonyms[2]
Abarema glauca (Urb.) Barneby & J.W.Grimes Jupunba discolor (Britton) Britton & Rose Jupunba savannarum (Britton) Britton & Rose Pithecellobium discolor Britton Pithecellobium glaucum Urb. Pithecellobium savannarum Britton

Names

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