Summary
Place of publication:
Retzia 1:216. 1855 (Natuurk. Tijdschr. Ned.-Indië 10:216. 1856)
Verified:
12/08/1998
ARS Systematic Botanists.
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Reference(s)
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- Huxley, A., ed. The new Royal Horticultural Society dictionary of gardening. 1992
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- Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
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- Nevling, L. I. & T. S. Elias. 1971. Calliandra haematocephala: History, morphology, and taxonomy. J. Arnold Arbor. 52:69-85.
Common names
English
powderpuff-tree – red powder-puff – French
pompon – Spanish
bellota – Swedish
pudervippa –
Distribution
| order_code | Status | Continent | Subcontinent | Country | State | Note |
| 1 | Native | Southern America | Western South America | Bolivia | | |
| 2 | Cultivated | | | | | |
Native
Southern America
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WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA:
Bolivia
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=8506.
Accessed 16 December 2025.