Calliandra brevipes

Taxobox
name = "Calliandra brevipes"


image_width = 200px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Fabales
familia = Fabaceae
subfamilia = Mimosoideae
genus = "Calliandra"
species = "C. brevipes"
binomial = "Calliandra brevipes"
binomial_authority = Benth.

"Calliandra brevipes" (Pink Powderpuff) is an attractive shrub with finely divided leaves and clusters of red powder-puff flowers. It is native to southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.

Portuguese common names include: Esponja, Esponjinha, Manduruvá, Quebra-foice. Botanical synonyms include "Acacia selloi" Spreng. and "Calliandra selloi" Macbr.

References

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?8501 Germplasm Resources Information Network: "Calliandra brevipes"]