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Barbatimo
''Abarema cochliocarpos'' is a species of tree in the legume family, Fabaceae. Its common name is barbatimão.Santos, S. C., et al. (2007)In vitro antimicrobial activity of the extract of ''Abarema cochliocarpos'' (Gomes) Barneby & Grimes.''Revista Brasileira de Farmacognosia'' 17(2), 215-19. It is endemism, endemic to Brazil, where it occurs in Alagoas, Bahia, Paraíba, Pernambuco, Rio de Janeiro (state), Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Norte and São Paulo (state), São Paulo. There is a coastal form and an inland form of this species. The coastal form can exceed 10 meters in height. The inland form is up to 4 meters tall and has smaller leaflets which are tougher in texture. In coastal areas this tree grows in woodland habitat on sandy substrates. Inland it can be found in scrub, savanna, and disturbed habitat types. Threats to the species include habitat loss to agriculture and Open-pit mining, open-pit iron mining; however, the tree occurs in several protected areas and it is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Abarema
''Abarema'' is a neotropical genus of large trees in the family ( Fabaceae). They grow from Mexico ('' Abarema idiopoda'') 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. Species Following the 1996 revision, there are currently about 45 species. In older works, the entire genus is usually included within ''Pithecellobium''.Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005) * '' Abarema abbottii'' – Abbott abarema * '' Abarema acreana'' (provisionally placed here) * '' Abarema adenophora'' * '' Abarema agropecuaria'' * '' Abarema alexandri'' – Shadbark abarema ** ''Abarema alexandri'' var. ''alexandri'' – Typical shadbark abarema; tamarind shadbark (Jamaica) ** ''Abarema alexandri'' var. ''trogana'' – Troy shadbark abarema; shadbark (Jamaica) * '' Abarema aspleniifolia'' – Spleen-leaved abarema * '' Abarema auriculata'' (Benth.) Barneby & J.W. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |