Taxon:  Abarema cochleata (Willd.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes var. moniliformis (Ducke) Barneby & J. W. Grimes



Summary
Genus:
Abarema
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
437585
Place of publication:
Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):85.  1996
Verified:
10/31/2005 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Abarema cochleata (Willd.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes (0 active accession[s])
Abarema cochleata (Willd.) Barneby & J. W. Grimes var. cochleata (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Basionym
Pithecellobium moniliforme Ducke

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Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):1-292.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonasc.Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):1-292.
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amazonas (c.)]

Reference(s)
  1. Barneby, R. C. & J. W. Grimes. 1996. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and allies. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(1):1-292.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=437585. Accessed 30 October 2026.