Biology:Abarema abbottii
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Short description: Species of plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Clade: | Mimosoid clade |
| Genus: | Abarema |
| Species: | A. abbottii
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| Abarema abbottii (Rose & Leonard) Barneby & J.W. Grimes
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Abarema abbottii, the Abbott abarema, is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in the Dominican Republic, and is confined to broad-leaved woodlands on limestone soils.
Morphology
The tree is a perennial plant.[2] It is 4 to 12 metres tall, with rough grey bark.[3]
Distribution and habitat
Distribution: Restricted to north-east Dominican Republic, on the southern shore of Samana Bay and west towards Sa Quita-espuela.[3]
Habitat: A tree confined to broad-leaved woodland on limestone soils up to 800 metres.[3]
References
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Abarema abbottii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 1998: e.T36563A10002231. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T36563A10002231.en. https://www.iucnredlist.org/species/36563/10002231. Retrieved 15 November 2021.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Abarema abbottii (Rose & Leonard) Barneby & J.W.Grimes | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1077629-2.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earrings, pt. 1., Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1): 105. 1996
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