Abarema acreana
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Abarema acreana is a tree
species
in the legume family
(Fabaceae
). It is a rather mysterious plant and may be endemic to Brazil
. Fruiting trees apparently have never been found, and thus it is not clear whether this plant belongs into the genus
Abarema
, or in Hydrochorea
, or elsewhere.
Tree
A tree is a perennial woody plant. It is most often defined as a woody plant that has many secondary branches supported clear of the ground on a single main stem or trunk with clear apical dominance. A minimum height specification at maturity is cited by some authors, varying from 3 m to...
species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
in the legume family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
(Fabaceae
Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, is a large and economically important family of flowering plants. The group is the third largest land plant family, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with 730 genera and over 19,400 species...
). It is a rather mysterious plant and may be endemic to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
. Fruiting trees apparently have never been found, and thus it is not clear whether this plant belongs into the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Abarema
Abarema
Abarema is a neotropical genus of large trees in the legume family . They grow from Mexico to Bolivia. Most of the species can be found in the Amazon Basin and the Guyana Highlands. They have a deep-green fernlike foliage, with bipinnately compound leaves...
, or in Hydrochorea
Hydrochorea
Hydrochorea is a legume genus in the subfamily Mimosoideae. It contains a mere 3 species at present:* Hydrochorea corymbosa Barneby & J.W.Grimes* Hydrochorea gonggrijpii Barneby & J.W.Grimes...
, or elsewhere.