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Taxon:  Calliandra purpurea (L.) Benth.



Summary
Genus:
Calliandra
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
8511
Place of publication:
London J. Bot. 3:104. 1844
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
Basionym
Mimosa purpurea L.

Homotypic Synonym(s)
Anneslia purpurea (L.) Britton

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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):78.
  2. Britton, N. L. & J. N. Rose. 1928. Mimosaceae. North American flora ser. 1, 1905-1957; ser. 2, 1954-1972 23(1):60.
  3. Fournet, J. Flore illustree des phanerogames de Guadeloupe et de Martinique. 1978
  4. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  5. Pittier, H. F. et al. Catálogo de la flora venezolana. 1945-1947
Common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanAntigua and Barbuda  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGrenada  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanGuadeloupe  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMartinique  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanMontserrat  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Kitts and Nevis  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Lucia  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanSt. Vincent and Grenadines  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaGuyana  
1NativeSouthern AmericaNorthern South AmericaVenezuela  
1NativeSouthern AmericaWestern South AmericaColombia  
Native
Southern America
  • CARIBBEAN: Antigua and Barbuda, Guadeloupe, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, Montserrat, Martinique, St. Vincent and Grenadines
  • NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Guyana, Venezuela
  • 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=8511. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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