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Taxon:  Calliandra calothyrsus Meisn.



Summary
Genus:
Calliandra
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
8502
Place of publication:
Linnaea 21:251. 1848
Verified:
06/23/1987 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
9 (9  active, 5  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Anneslea acapulcensis Britton & Rose
Calliandra acapulcensis (Britton & Rose) Standl.
Calliandra confusa Sprague & L. Riley
Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. acapulcensis (Mill.) Barneby
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Reference(s)
  1. 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):180.
  2. Breteler, F. J. 1989. The origin and identity of Calliandra calothyrsus Meissn. and its synonym C. confusa Sprague and Riley (Mimos.). Acta Bot. Neerl. 38:79-80.
  3. Faridah Hanum, I. & L. J. G. van der Maesen, eds. 1997. Auxiliary plants. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 11:79-83.
  4. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). 2010. Ecocrop (on-line resource).
  5. Liberty Hyde Bailey Hortorium. Hortus third. 1976
  6. Macqueen, D. J. & H. M. Hernández. 1997. A revision of Calliandra ser. Racemosae (Leguminosae: Mimosoideae). Kew Bull. 52:16.
  7. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  8. National Academy of Sciences. Firewood crops. Shrub and tree species for energy production. 1980
  9. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  10. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-
  11. Smith, R. S. et al. 1988. Rhizobia inoculants for various leguminous species. Techn. Bull. Nitragin Co. 102:1-8.
  12. Steenis, C. G. G. J. van, ed. Flora malesiana. 1948-
  13. 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
  14. Westphal, E. & P. C. M. Jansen, eds. 1989. A selection. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- A:69.
  15. Woodson, R. E. & R. W. Schery, eds. Flora of Panama. 1943-1980
Common names
English
calliandra –
red calliandra –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoChiapas 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoColima 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoGuerrero 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoJalisco 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoOaxaca 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthern MexicoMexicoVeracruz 
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaBelize  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCosta Rica  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaEl Salvador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaGuatemala  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaHonduras  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaNicaragua  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaPanama  
2Cultivated     
Native
Northern America
  • SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, Oaxaca, Veracruz]
Southern America
  • MESOAMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
Cultivated ()
Economic Uses
UsageTypeNoteReference
Animal foodfodder 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
Environmentalagroforestry 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
Environmentalerosion control 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
Environmentalornamental 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
Environmentalsoil improver 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
Fuelsfuelwood National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
Materialsfiber 't Mannetje, L. & R. M. Jones, eds. 1992. Forages. Plant Resources of South-East Asia (PROSEA). 1989- 4:68-70.
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=8502. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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