Calliandra humilis Benth. GRIN-Global

Taxon: Calliandra humilis Benth.

Summary

Genus:

Calliandra

Family:

Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)

Subfamily:

Mimosoideae

Tribe:

Ingeae

Nomen number:

405934

Place of publication:

London J. Bot. 5:103. 1846

Verified:

12/04/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Calliandra humilis Benth. var. humilis (0 active accession[s])
Calliandra humilis Benth. var. reticulata (A. Gray) L. D. Benson (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Barneby, R. C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: a generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74(3):47.
Isely, D. Native and naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the United States (exclusive of Alaska and Hawaii). 1998
Martin, W. P. 1948. Observations on the nodulation of leguminous plants of the Southwest. Albuquerque Regional Bull. Soil Conserv. Serv. U.S.D.A. 107:1-10.
McVaugh, R. 1987. Leguminosae. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983- 5:164.
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998

Common names

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Coahuila
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Durango
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	New Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	South-Central U.S.A.	United States	Texas
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guanajuato
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Hidalgo
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Mexico
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Arizona

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico, Texas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Guanajuato, Hidalgo, Jalisco, Mexico]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=405934. Accessed 18 July 2025.