Summary
Place of publication:
J. Bot. (Hooker) 2:140. 1840 "tweedii"
Comment:
- named for James Tweedie
- epithet correctable to "tweedieana" in accordance with Melbourne ICN Art. 60.7 and Ex. 17
Verified:
06/17/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Burkart, A. E. Las leguminosas Argentinas - silvestres y cultivadas, ed. 2. 1952
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- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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Common names
English
Mexican flamebush – Spanish
borla de obispo – diadema – topete de cardenal – Swedish
kalliandra –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Minas Gerais | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Parana | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio de Janeiro | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Rio Grande do Sul | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Santa Catarina | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Brazil | Brazil | Sao Paulo | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Argentina | Misiones | |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Southern South America | Paraguay | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Southern America
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BRAZIL:
Brazil [Minas Gerais, Parana, Rio de Janeiro, Rio Grande do Sul, Santa Catarina, Sao Paulo]
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SOUTHERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Argentina [Misiones], Paraguay
Cultivated
()
Economic Uses
| Usage | Type | Note | Reference |
| Environmental | ornamental | | Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992 |
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=8514.
Accessed 16 December 2025.