''Abarema alexandri'' var. ''troyana'' is a variety of the
legume
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''
A. alexandri'' in the family
.
[Barneby & Grimes (1996), ILDIS (2005)] It is
endemic to
Jamaica, where it can be found in woodland or thicket on limestone soils.
References
* (1996): Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earring: A generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. ''Abarema, Albizia'', and Allies. ''Memoirs of the New York Botanical Garden'' 74(1): 1–292.
* (2005)
Genus ''Abarema'' Version 10.01, November 2005. Retrieved 2008-MAR-31.
alexandri
Endemic flora of Jamaica
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