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Taxon:  Calliandra guildingii Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Calliandra
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
435842
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 3:96. 1844
Verified:
12/03/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
0 (0  active, 0  available) in National Plant Germplasm System. 
Other conspecific taxa
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
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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):104-105.
  2. DeSouza, D. I. A. 1966. Nodulation of indigenous Trinidad legumes. Trop. Agric. (Trinidad) 43:265-267.
  3. Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. 1995-
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanTrinidad and TobagoTrinidad 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaAragua 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaFederal District 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMiranda 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaMonagas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaSucre 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaTachira 
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuelaYaracuy 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombiaAntioquia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaEcuadorNapo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruAmazonas 
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaPeruLoreto 
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Trinidad and Tobago [Trinidad]
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela [Amazonas, Aragua, Federal District, Miranda, Monagas, Sucre, Tachira, Yaracuy]
  • WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia [Antioquia], Ecuador [Napo], Peru [Amazonas, Loreto]
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=435842. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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