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Taxon:  Calliandra brevipes Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Calliandra
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
8501
Place of publication:
J. Bot. (Hooker) 2:140. 1840
Verified:
12/08/1998 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
Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anneslia brevipes (Benth.) Lindm.

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Calliandra selloi auct.
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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):90.
  2. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  3. Reitz, R., ed. Flora ilustrada catarinense. 1965-
  4. Renvoize, S. A. 1982. The genus Calliandra (Leguminosae) in Bahia, Brazil. Kew Bull. 36:73.
  5. Rothschild, D. I. de. 1970. Nodulación en leguminosas subtropicales de la flora Argentina. Revista Mus. Argent. Ci. Nat. "Bernardino Rivadavia" Inst. Nac. Invest. Ci. Nat. Bot. 3(9):267-286.
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilBahia 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilMinas Gerais 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilParana 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio de Janeiro 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilRio Grande do Sul 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSanta Catarina 
1NativeSouthern AmericaBrazilBrazilSao Paulo 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaArgentinaMisiones 
1NativeSouthern AmericaSouthern South AmericaUruguay  
Native
Southern America
  • BRAZIL: Brazil [Bahia, Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
  • SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Argentina [Misiones], Uruguay
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=8501. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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