Summary
Place of publication:
Fl. Brit. W. I. 224. 1860 "cruegerii"
Verified:
12/03/2004
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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):26-28.
- Barrios, S. & V. Gonzalez. 1971. Rhizobial symbiosis on Venezuelan savannas. Pl. & Soil 34(3):707-719.
- Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Roraima | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Caribbean | Trinidad and Tobago | Trinidad | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Amazonas | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Apure | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Bolivar | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Falcon | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Guarico | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Nueva Esparta | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | Sucre | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Roraima]
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CARIBBEAN:
Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Guyana, Venezuela [Apure, Bolivar, Amazonas, Falcon, Guarico, Nueva Esparta, Sucre]
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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=435839.
Accessed 16 December 2025.