''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 The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily

Caesalpinioideae Caesalpinioideae is a botanical name at the rank of subfamily, placed in the large family Fabaceae or Leguminosae. Its name is formed from the generic name ''Caesalpinia''. It is known also as the peacock flower subfamily. The Caesalpinioideae ...

. It contains about 140 species that are native to

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and

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regions of the

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Description

The genus comprises

herbaceous Herbaceous plants are vascular plants that have no persistent woody stems above ground. This broad category of plants includes many perennials, and nearly all annuals and biennials. Definitions of "herb" and "herbaceous" The fourth edition of t ...

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 ...

shrub A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees ...

s, 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

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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 stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Morphologically, it is the modified part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed o ...

s and have numerous long slender

stamen The stamen (plural ''stamina'' or ''stamens'') is the pollen-producing reproductive organ of a flower. Collectively the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filame ...

s 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

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in the

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'' that are accepted by

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Calliandra aeschynomenoides ''Calliandra aeschynomenoides'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. ''C. aeschynomenoides'' is an endemic species of Brazil Brazil ( pt, Brasil; ), officially the Federative Republic of Bra ...

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Calliandra angustifolia ''Calliandra angustifolia'' is a small, riparian tree species of the Amazon Basin. The plant has many common names, including ''bobinsana'' (alternately, ''bobinzana'', ''bobensana'', or ''bubinsana''), ''balata'', ''bubinianal'', ''bushiglla' ...

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Calliandra antioquiae ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Descriptio ...

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Calliandra asplenioides ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Descriptio ...

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Calliandra bahiana ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Descriptio ...

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Calliandra belizensis ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Descriptio ...

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Calliandra bella ''Calliandra bella'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in family Fabaceae. References Germplasm Resources Information Network: ''Calliandra ''* bella Bella is a feminine given name. It is a diminutive form of nam ...

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Calliandra biflora ''Calliandra biflora'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 specie ...

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Calliandra bifoliolata ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Descriptio ...

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Calliandra bijuga ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

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Calliandra blanchetii ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra bombycina'' * '' Calliandra brenesii'' * '' Calliandra brevicaulis'' * ''

Calliandra bromelioides ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra caeciliae'' * '' Calliandra californica'' * ''

Calliandra calycina ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra carcerea'' * '' Calliandra carrascana'' * ''

Calliandra chilensis ''Calliandra chilensis'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Calliandra chulumania ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra coccinea'' * ''

Calliandra colimae ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra comosa'' * '' Calliandra concinna'' * '' Calliandra conferta'' * '' Calliandra coriacea'' * '' Calliandra crassipes'' * ''

Calliandra cruegeri ''Calliandra cruegeri'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Calliandra cualensis'' * '' Calliandra × cumbucana'' * '' Calliandra debilis'' * ''

Calliandra depauperata ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra dolichopoda'' * ''

Calliandra duckei ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

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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 ''Calliandra elegans'' is a plant species in the genus ''Calliandra ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are nat ...

'' * '' Calliandra enervis'' * ''

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 spr ...

'' * '' Calliandra erubescens'' * '' Calliandra erythrocephala'' * '' Calliandra estebanensis'' * '' Calliandra falcata'' * ''

Calliandra fasciculata ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra feioana'' * '' Calliandra fernandesii'' * '' Calliandra foliolosa'' * '' Calliandra fuscipila'' * ''

Calliandra ganevii ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the Mimosoideae, mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical region ...

'' * '' Calliandra gardneri'' * ''

Calliandra geraisensis ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra germana'' * '' Calliandra glaziovii'' * '' Calliandra glomerulata'' * ''

Calliandra glyphoxylon ''Calliandra glyphoxylon'' is a species of plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub ...

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Calliandra goldmanii ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

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Calliandra grandifolia ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra guildingii'' * ''

Calliandra haematocephala ''Calliandra haematocephala'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,

'' * '' Calliandra haematomma'' * ''

Calliandra harrisii ''Calliandra harrisii'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Calliandra hintonii ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra hirsuta'' * '' Calliandra hirsuticaulis'' * '' Calliandra hirtiflora'' * '' Calliandra houstoniana'' * '' Calliandra humilis'' * ''

Calliandra hygrophila ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra hymenaeoides'' * ''

Calliandra iligna ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra imbricata'' * '' Calliandra imperialis'' * '' Calliandra involuta'' * '' Calliandra iselyi'' * '' Calliandra jariensis'' * '' Calliandra juzepczukii'' * '' Calliandra laevis'' * '' Calliandra lanata'' * '' Calliandra laxa'' * '' Calliandra leptopoda'' * ''

Calliandra lewisii ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra linearis'' * '' Calliandra lintea'' * '' Calliandra longipedicellata'' * '' Calliandra longipes'' * ''

Calliandra longipinna ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra luetzelburgii'' * '' Calliandra macqueenii'' * ''

Calliandra macrocalyx ''Calliandra macrocalyx'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Calliandra magdalenae'' * '' Calliandra mayana'' * '' Calliandra medellinensis'' * ''

Calliandra molinae ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra mollissima'' * '' Calliandra mucugeana'' * '' Calliandra nebulosa'' * '' Calliandra oroboensis'' * '' Calliandra paganuccii'' * ''

Calliandra pakaraimensis ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra palmeri'' * '' Calliandra paniculata'' * ''

Calliandra parviflora ''Calliandra parviflora'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Calliandra parvifolia ''Calliandra parvifolia'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,Calliandra paterna'' * '' Calliandra pauciflora'' * ''

Calliandra pedicellata ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra peninsularis'' * '' Calliandra physocalyx'' * ''

Calliandra pilgeriana ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra pilocarpa'' * '' Calliandra pittieri'' * '' Calliandra pityophila'' * '' Calliandra purdiei'' * '' Calliandra purpurea'' * ''

Calliandra quetzal ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra renvoizeana'' * '' Calliandra rhodocephala'' * ''

Calliandra ricoana ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra rigida'' * ''

Calliandra riparia ''Calliandra riparia'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. It is native to Panama, Colombia, Guyana, and Venezuela References * riparia ''Riparia'' is a genus of passerine birds in the sw ...

'' * '' Calliandra rubescens'' * '' Calliandra samik'' * '' Calliandra santosiana'' * ''

Calliandra seleri ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the Mimosoideae, mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical region ...

'' * '' Calliandra selloi'' * ''

Calliandra semisepulta ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the Mimosoideae, mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical region ...

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Calliandra sesquipedalis ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra sessilis'' * '' Calliandra silvicola'' * ''

Calliandra sincorana ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra spinosa'' * '' Calliandra squarrosa'' * '' Calliandra staminea'' * '' Calliandra stelligera'' * '' Calliandra subspicata'' * '' Calliandra surinamensis'' * ''

Calliandra taxifolia ''Calliandra'' is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description T ...

'' * '' Calliandra tehuantepecensis'' * '' Calliandra tergemina'' * '' Calliandra tolimensis'' * '' Calliandra trinervia'' * '' Calliandra tsugoides'' * '' Calliandra tumbeziana'' * '' Calliandra tweediei'' * '' Calliandra ulei'' * '' Calliandra umbellifera'' * '' Calliandra vaupesiana'' * '' Calliandra virgata'' * '' Calliandra viscidula''

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Havardia pallens ''Havardia'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Species * '' Havardia albicans'' (Kunth) Britton & Rose * '' Havardia campylacanthus'' (L.Rico & M.Sousa) B ...

'' (Benth.) Britton & Rose (as ''C. pallens'' Benth.) *'' Viguieranthus alternans'' (Benth.) Villiers (as ''C. alternans'' Benth. and as ''C. thouarsiana'' Baill.) *''

Zapoteca caracasana Zapotec () or zapoteca may refer to: Cultures and languages * Zapotec civilization, a historical indigenous pre-Columbian civilization and archaeological culture of central Mexico * Zapotec languages, a group of closely related indigenous Mesoame ...

'' (Jacq.) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. caracasana'' (Jacq.) Benth.) * ''Zapoteca formosa'' subsp. ''formosa'' (as ''C. formosa'' (Kunth) Benth. and ''C. marginata'' Griseb. ex R.O.Williams) * ''Zapoteca formosa'' subsp. ''schottii'' (Torr. & S.Watson) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. schottii'' Torr. & S.Watson) *''

Zapoteca portoricensis Zapotec () or zapoteca may refer to: Cultures and languages * Zapotec civilization, a historical indigenous pre-Columbian civilization and archaeological culture of central Mexico * Zapotec languages, a group of closely related indigenous Mesoame ...

'' (Jacq.) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. portoricensis'' (Jacq.) Benth.) *'' Zapoteca tetragona'' (Willd.) H.M.Hern. (as ''C. tetragona'' (Willd.) Benth.)

Gallery

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Calliandra calothyrsus ''Calliandra calothyrsus'' is a small leguminous tree or large shrub in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the tropics of Central America where its typical habitat is wet tropical forests or seasonally dry forests with a dry season of four to ...

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References

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