Abarema is a neotropical family of large trees from the Pea 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. But some occur in Australia and China. They have a deep-green fernlike foliage, with bipinnately compound leaves. There are currently 45 species.

It consists of the following species :

• Abarema abottii : Abbot Abarema
• Abarema adonophora
• Abarema alexandri : Shadbark Abarema
  • Abarema alexandri alexandri : Typical Shadbark Abarema, (Jamaica) Tamarind Shadbark
  • Abarema alexandri trogana : Troy Shadbark Abarema, (Jamaica ) Shadbark
• Abarema asplenifera : Spleenleaf Abarema
• Abarema barbouriana : Barbour Abarema
  • Abarema barbouriana var. barbouriana
• Abarema bigemina
• Abarema brachystachya
• Abarema cochleata
• Abarema cochliacarpos
• Abarema commutata
• Abarema curvicarpa
• Abarema filamentosa
• Abarema floribunda
• Abarema curvicarpa
• Abarema ellepticum : (occurs in China, near the border of Myanmar)
• Abarema gallorum
• Abarema glauca : Glaucous Abarema
• Abarema grandiflora : (Australia) Lace Flower Tree, Marble Wood, Fairy Paint Brushes, Pink Laceflower, Tulip Siris
• Abarema hendersonii : (Australia) Tulip Siris, White Lace Flower
• Abarema idiopa
• Abarema jupunba : Delmare Abarema, Crabwood, Dalmare, Delmare, Jumbie Head, Soapy-soapy, (Grenada) Wild Tamarin, (St. Vincent) Wild Tamarin
  • Abarema jupunba var. jupunba
  • Abarema jupunba var. trapezifolia
• Abarema laeta
• Abarema lovellae : (Australia) Baconwood, Tulip Siris
• Abarema macradenia : Panama Abarema
• Abarema mataybifolia
• Abarema muellarana : (Australia) Small-flower Lace Flower
• Abarema obovalis : Obovate Abarema
• Abarema oppositifolia : Opposite-leaved Abarema
• Abarema piresii
• Abarema pruinosum : (Australia) Snowwood, Stinkwood
• Abarema racemifolia : Racemose Abarema
• Abarema sapindoides: (Australia) Monkey's Earrings, Snow Wood, Snowwood

References

• Silk Tree, Guanacaste, Monkey's Earring: A generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part I. Abarema, Albizia, and Allies by Rupert C. Barneby and James W. Grimes; 292 pages, 19 illustrations, 64 maps. ISBN 0-89327-395; Scientific Publications Department, New York Botanical Garden