''Calliandra'' is a genus of
flowering plant
Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (), commonly called angiosperms. The term "angiosperm" is derived from the Greek words ('container, vessel') and ('seed'), and refers to those plants th ...
s in the
pea
The pea is most commonly the small spherical seed or the seed-pod of the flowering plant species ''Pisum sativum''. Each pod contains several peas, which can be green or yellow. Botanically, pea pods are fruit, since they contain seeds and d ...
family,
Fabaceae, in the
mimosoid clade of the subfamily
Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to
tropical
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the Southern Hemisphere at S. The tropics are also referred to ...
and
subtropical regions of the
Americas
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Along with th ...
.
Description
The genus comprises
herbaceous perennial plant
A perennial plant or simply perennial is a plant that lives more than two years. The term ('' per-'' + '' -ennial'', "through the years") is often used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annuals and biennials. The term is also wide ...
s,
shrubs, and rarely small
tree
In botany, a tree is a perennial plant with an elongated stem, or trunk, usually supporting branches and leaves. In some usages, the definition of a tree may be narrower, including only woody plants with secondary growth, plants that are ...
s, growing tall, with
bipinnate
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leaves. The
flower
A flower, sometimes known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Angiospermae). The biological function of a flower is to facilitate reproduction, usually by providing a mechani ...
s are produced in cylindrical or globose
inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphology (biology), Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of sperma ...
s and have numerous long slender
stamens which give rise to the common names powder-puff, powder puff plant, and fairy duster. These plants flower all year round, but the best blooming is in spring and summer. They can be easily pruned.
Calliandra are often fed on by caterpillars, such as the larvae of statira sulphur (''
Aphrissa statira
''Aphrissa statira'', the statira sulphur, is a species of Lepidoptera in the family ''Pieridae''. The species is a medium-sized yellow butterfly, with females more pale than males. They are found from southern regions of Florida and Texas throug ...
''). It is available in many vibrant colours such as pink, white, etc.
Species
The following is an alphabetical listing of the 149
species
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in the
genus
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''
Genus
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'' that are accepted by
Plants of the World Online
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Calliandra aeschynomenoides''
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Calliandra angustifolia''
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Calliandra antioquiae''
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Calliandra asplenioides''
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Calliandra bahiana''
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Calliandra belizensis''
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Calliandra bella''
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Calliandra biflora''
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Calliandra bifoliolata''
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Calliandra bijuga''
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Calliandra blanchetii''
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Calliandra bombycina''
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Calliandra brenesii''
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Calliandra brevicaulis''
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Calliandra bromelioides''
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Calliandra caeciliae''
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Calliandra californica''
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Calliandra calycina''
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Calliandra carcerea''
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Calliandra carrascana''
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Calliandra chilensis''
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Calliandra chulumania''
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Calliandra coccinea''
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Calliandra colimae''
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Calliandra comosa''
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Calliandra concinna''
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Calliandra conferta''
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Calliandra coriacea''
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Calliandra crassipes''
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Calliandra cruegeri''
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Calliandra cualensis''
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Calliandra × cumbucana''
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Calliandra debilis''
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Calliandra depauperata''
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Calliandra dolichopoda''
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Calliandra duckei''
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Calliandra dysantha
''Calliandra dysantha'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. Is native to Brazil
Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Brazil (Portuguese: ), is the largest country in ...
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Calliandra elegans''
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Calliandra enervis''
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Calliandra eriophylla
''Calliandra eriophylla'', commonly known as fairy duster, is a low spreading shrub which is native to deserts and arid grasslands in California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, and Mexico.
The flowers, which appear between late winter and late sp ...
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Calliandra erubescens''
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Calliandra erythrocephala''
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Calliandra estebanensis''
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Calliandra falcata''
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Calliandra fasciculata''
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Calliandra feioana''
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Calliandra fernandesii''
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Calliandra foliolosa''
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Calliandra fuscipila''
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Calliandra ganevii''
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Calliandra gardneri''
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Calliandra geraisensis''
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Calliandra germana''
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Calliandra glaziovii''
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Calliandra glomerulata''
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Calliandra glyphoxylon''
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Calliandra goldmanii''
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Calliandra grandifolia''
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Calliandra guildingii''
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Calliandra haematocephala
''Calliandra haematocephala'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae
The Fabaceae or Leguminosae, ''
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Calliandra haematomma''
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Calliandra harrisii''
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Calliandra hintonii''
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Calliandra hirsuta''
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Calliandra hirsuticaulis''
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Calliandra hirtiflora''
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Calliandra houstoniana''
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Calliandra humilis''
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Calliandra hygrophila''
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Calliandra hymenaeoides''
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Calliandra iligna''
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Calliandra imbricata''
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Calliandra imperialis''
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Calliandra involuta''
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Calliandra iselyi''
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Calliandra jariensis''
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Calliandra juzepczukii''
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Calliandra laevis''
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Calliandra lanata''
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Calliandra laxa''
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Calliandra leptopoda''
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Calliandra lewisii''
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Calliandra linearis''
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Calliandra lintea''
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Calliandra longipedicellata''
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Calliandra longipes''
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Calliandra longipinna''
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Calliandra luetzelburgii''
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Calliandra macqueenii''
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Calliandra macrocalyx''
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Calliandra magdalenae''
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Calliandra mayana''
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Calliandra medellinensis''
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Calliandra molinae''
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Calliandra mollissima''
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Calliandra mucugeana''
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Calliandra nebulosa''
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Calliandra oroboensis''
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Calliandra paganuccii''
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Calliandra pakaraimensis''
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Calliandra palmeri''
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Calliandra paniculata''
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Calliandra parviflora''
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Calliandra parvifolia''
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Calliandra paterna''
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Calliandra pauciflora''
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Calliandra pedicellata''
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Calliandra peninsularis''
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Calliandra physocalyx''
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Calliandra pilgeriana''
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Calliandra pilocarpa''
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Calliandra pittieri''
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Calliandra pityophila''
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Calliandra purdiei''
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Calliandra purpurea''
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Calliandra quetzal''
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Calliandra renvoizeana''
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Calliandra rhodocephala''
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Calliandra ricoana''
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Calliandra rigida''
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Calliandra riparia''
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Calliandra rubescens''
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Calliandra samik''
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Calliandra santosiana''
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Calliandra seleri''
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Calliandra selloi''
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Calliandra semisepulta''
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Calliandra sesquipedalis''
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Calliandra sessilis''
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Calliandra silvicola''
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Calliandra sincorana''
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Calliandra spinosa''
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Calliandra squarrosa''
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Calliandra staminea''
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Calliandra stelligera''
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Calliandra subspicata''
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Calliandra surinamensis''
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Calliandra taxifolia''
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Calliandra tehuantepecensis''
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Calliandra tergemina''
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Calliandra tolimensis''
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Calliandra trinervia''
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Calliandra tsugoides''
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Calliandra tumbeziana''
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Calliandra tweediei''
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Calliandra ulei''
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Calliandra umbellifera''
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Calliandra vaupesiana''
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Calliandra virgata''
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Calliandra viscidula''
Formerly placed here
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Havardia pallens''
(Benth.) Britton & Rose (as ''C. pallens''
Benth.)
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Viguieranthus alternans''
(Benth.) Villiers (as ''C. alternans''
Benth. and as ''C. thouarsiana''
Baill.)
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Zapoteca caracasana''
(Jacq.) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. caracasana''
(Jacq.) Benth.)
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''Zapoteca formosa'' subsp. ''formosa'' (as ''C. formosa''
(Kunth) Benth. and ''C. marginata''
Griseb. ex R.O.Williams)
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''Zapoteca formosa'' subsp. ''schottii'' (Torr. & S.Watson) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. schottii''
Torr. & S.Watson)
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Zapoteca portoricensis''
(Jacq.) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. portoricensis''
(Jacq.) Benth.)
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Zapoteca tetragona''
(Willd.) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. tetragona''
(Willd.) Benth.)
Gallery
Image:Calliandra tweedi.jpg , '' Calliandra tweediei''
Image:Calliandra flwr.jpg , '' Calliandra calothyrsus''
Image:Calliandra surinamensis (8).jpg , '' Calliandra surinamensis''
Image:Calliandra houstoniana (Fabaceae) (24937129051).jpg , '' Calliandra houstoniana''
Image:Calliandra purpurea flower.jpg , '' Calliandra purpurea''
References
{{Taxonbar, from=Q164454
Taxa named by George Bentham
Fabaceae genera