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Taxon:  Calliandra surinamensis Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Calliandra
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
8512
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 3:105. 1844
Comment:
non Calliandra surinamensis auct. (= C. riparia Pittier)
Verified:
12/08/1998 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
2 (2  active, 0  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Anneslia fasciculata (Willd.) Kleinhoonte
Calliandra tenuiflora Benth.
Inga fasciculata Willd.
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Reference(s)
  1. Aldén, B., S. Ryman & M. Hjertson. Våra kulturväxters namn - ursprung och användning. Formas, Stockholm (Handbook on Swedish cultivated and utility plants, their names and origin). 2009
  2. 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):76.
  3. Lim, G. 1979. Rhizobium and nodulation of legumes in Singapore. Soil microbiology and plant nutrition. 1979 159-175.
  4. Moreira, F. M. de Souza et al. 1992. Occurrence of nodulation in legume species in the Amazon region of Brazil. New Phytol. 121:563-570.
  5. Vásquez M., R. et al. 2002. Adiciones a la Flora Peruana: especies nuevas, nuevos registros y estados taxonómicos de las Angiospermas para el Perú. Arnaldoa 9(2):74.
Common names
Swedish
småbladig kalliandra –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmapa 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMaranhao 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilPara 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRondonia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRoraima 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaFrench Guiana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaSuriname  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuador  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeru  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Amapa, Amazonas, Maranhao, Para, Rondonia, Roraima]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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=8512. Accessed 18 July 2025.


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