Summary
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 3:95. 1844
Verified:
05/06/2008
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):122.
- Boggan, J. et al. Checklist of the plants of the Guianas, ed. 2. 1997
- Faria, S. M. de. 2006. pers. comm.
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Para | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Belize | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Honduras | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Mesoamerica | Panama | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | French Guiana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Guyana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Suriname | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Para]
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MESOAMERICA:
Belize, Honduras, Panama
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Colombia
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=455175.
Accessed 16 December 2025.