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Taxon:  Calliandra surinamensis auct.



Summary
Genus:
Calliandra
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Mimosoideae
Tribe:
Ingeae
Nomen number:
412187
Comment:
non Calliandra surinamensis Benth., an accepted name for a species not in cultivation
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
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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):80.
  2. Howard, R. Flora of the lesser Antilles. 1974-1989
  3. Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
  4. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  5. National Academy of Sciences. Tropical legumes: resources for the future. 1979
  6. Pulle, A. A. et al., eds. Flora of Suriname. 1932-
  7. Roosmalen, M. G. van. Surinaams vruchtenboek. 1977
Common names
Distribution
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=412187. Accessed 16 December 2025.

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