Calliandra

Calliandra

Taxobox
name = "Calliandra"


image_width = 240px
image_caption = "Calliandra tweediei"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Calliandra"
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text

"Calliandra" is a genus of about 200 species of flowering plants in the family Fabaceae, subfamily Mimosoideae, native to tropical and subtropical regions of southern Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. The genus comprises herbaceous perennial plants, shrubs and rarely small trees growing 0.5-6 m tall, with bipinnate leaves. The flowers have numerous long slender stamens, and are produced in cylindrical or globose inflorescences; the stamens give rise to the common name of 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.

;Selected species

References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/splist.pl?1887 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Calliandra "]


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