Summary
Verified:
03/08/2010
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):114-115.
- Sprent, J. I. Legume nodulation: a global perspective. 2009
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | French Guiana | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Northern South America | Venezuela | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Colombia | | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Peru | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil
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NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
French Guiana, Venezuela
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia, Colombia, 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://ausgenebank.agriculture.vic.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=460609.
Accessed 16 December 2025.