''Calliandra'' is a genus of

flowering plant Flowering plants are plants that bear flowers and fruits, and form the clade Angiospermae (). The term angiosperm is derived from the Ancient Greek, Greek words (; 'container, vessel') and (; 'seed'), meaning that the seeds are enclosed with ...

s in the

pea Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...

family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

, 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 a ...

. 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 ...

perennial plant In horticulture, the term perennial (''wikt:per-#Prefix, per-'' + ''wikt:-ennial#Suffix, -ennial'', "through the year") is used to differentiate a plant from shorter-lived annual plant, annuals and biennial plant, biennials. It has thus been d ...

shrub A shrub or 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 by their multiple ...

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, e.g., including only woody plants with secondary growth, only ...

s, growing tall, with

bipinnate The following terms are used to describe leaf morphology in the description and taxonomy of plants. Leaves may be simple (that is, the leaf blade or 'lamina' is undivided) or compound (that is, the leaf blade is divided into two or more leaflets ...

leaves. The

flower Flowers, also known as blooms and blossoms, are the reproductive structures of flowering plants ( angiosperms). Typically, they are structured in four circular levels, called whorls, around the end of a stalk. These whorls include: calyx, m ...

s are produced in cylindrical or globose

inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ...

s and have numerous long slender

stamen The stamen (: stamina or stamens) is a part consisting of the male reproductive organs of a flower. Collectively, the stamens form the androecium., p. 10 Morphology and terminology A stamen typically consists of a stalk called the filament ...

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, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the larges ...

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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. Description T ...

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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. Description T ...

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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. Description T ...

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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. Description T ...

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Calliandra bella ''Calliandra bella'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in family Fabaceae. It is a shrub or small tree and is endemic to forests of the Bahia coast in Brazil. References External linksGermplasm Resources Information ...

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Calliandra biflora ''Calliandra biflora'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,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. Description T ...

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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 ...

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

Calliandra caeciliae ''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 californica'' * '' Calliandra calycina'' * '' Calliandra carcerea'' * '' Calliandra carrascana'' * '' Calliandra chilensis'' * ''

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 comosa'' * '' Calliandra concinna'' * '' Calliandra conferta'' * ''

Calliandra coriacea ''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 crassipes'' * '' Calliandra cruegeri'' * ''

Calliandra cualensis ''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 × cumbucana'' * ''

Calliandra debilis ''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 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 dysantha ''Calliandra dysantha'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. Is native to Brazil Brazil, officially the Federative Republic of Brazil, is the largest country in South America. It is the world' ...

'' * '' Calliandra elegans'' * '' Calliandra enervis'' * '' Calliandra eriophylla'' * '' Calliandra erubescens'' * '' Calliandra erythrocephala'' * '' Calliandra estebanensis'' * '' Calliandra falcata'' * '' Calliandra fasciculata'' * '' Calliandra feioana'' * ''

Calliandra fernandesii ''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 foliolosa'' * '' Calliandra fuscipila'' * '' Calliandra ganevii'' * '' Calliandra gardneri'' * '' Calliandra geraisensis'' * '' Calliandra germana'' * ''

Calliandra glaziovii ''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 glomerulata'' * '' Calliandra glyphoxylon'' * '' Calliandra goldmanii'' * ''

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 ...

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Calliandra guildingii ''Calliandra guildingii'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,Calliandra haematocephala ''Calliandra haematocephala'', the red powder puff, is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. Description Rambling shrub or small tree with branched pinnate, silky leaves and powder-puff-like balls ...

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

Calliandra harrisii ''Calliandra harrisii'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,Calliandra hintonii'' * ''

Calliandra hirsuta ''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 hirsuticaulis ''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 hirtiflora'' * '' Calliandra houstoniana'' * '' Calliandra humilis'' * '' Calliandra hygrophila'' * '' 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'' 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 jariensis ''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 juzepczukii'' * '' Calliandra laevis'' * '' Calliandra lanata'' * ''

Calliandra laxa ''Calliandra laxa'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. It is usually found in between Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northern ...

'' * '' Calliandra leptopoda'' * '' Calliandra lewisii'' * '' Calliandra linearis'' * '' Calliandra lintea'' * ''

Calliandra longipedicellata ''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 longipes ''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 longipinna'' * ''

Calliandra luetzelburgii ''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 macqueenii ''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 macrocalyx'' * '' Calliandra magdalenae'' * ''

Calliandra mayana ''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 medellinensis'' * '' Calliandra molinae'' * ''

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

Calliandra paganuccii ''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 pakaraimensis'' * '' Calliandra palmeri'' * '' Calliandra paniculata'' * ''

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

Calliandra pauciflora ''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 pedicellata'' * ''

Calliandra peninsularis ''Calliandra peninsularis'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Baja California Sur state in Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North Ameri ...

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Calliandra physocalyx ''Calliandra physocalyx'' is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae, endemic to southwestern Mexico. It is a shrub with pink-and-white or pink-and-red flowers. Like other members of the genus ''Calliandr ...

'' * '' Calliandra pilgeriana'' * '' Calliandra pilocarpa'' * '' Calliandra pittieri'' * '' Calliandra pityophila'' * ''

Calliandra purdiei ''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 purpurea ''Calliandra purpurea'', the soldierwood, is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,

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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 rigida'' * '' Calliandra riparia'' * '' Calliandra rubescens'' * ''

Calliandra samik ''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 santosiana'' * '' Calliandra seleri'' * ''

Calliandra selloi ''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 semisepulta'' * '' Calliandra sesquipedalis'' * '' Calliandra sessilis'' * '' Calliandra silvicola'' * '' Calliandra sincorana'' * '' Calliandra spinosa'' * '' Calliandra squarrosa'' * '' Calliandra staminea'' * '' Calliandra stelligera'' * '' Calliandra subspicata'' * '' Calliandra surinamensis'' * '' Calliandra taxifolia'' * '' Calliandra tehuantepecensis'' * '' Calliandra tergemina'' * ''

Calliandra tolimensis ''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 trinervia'' * '' Calliandra tsugoides'' * '' Calliandra tumbeziana'' * '' Calliandra tweediei'' * ''

Calliandra ulei ''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 umbellifera'' * ''

Calliandra vaupesiana ''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 virgata ''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 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. It includes five species of trees native to the Americas, ranging from Texas and northern Mexico through Cen ...

'' (Benth.) Britton & Rose (as ''C. pallens'' Benth.) *''

Viguieranthus alternans ''Viguieranthus'' is a genus of flowering plants in the legume family, Fabaceae. It belongs to the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It includes 18 species of trees and shrubs native to Madagascar and the Comoro Islands The C ...

'' (Benth.) Villiers (as ''C. alternans'' Benth. and as ''C. thouarsiana'' Baill.) *'' Zapoteca caracasana'' (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 purpurea ''Calliandra purpurea'', the soldierwood, is a species of flowering plants of the genus ''Calliandra'' in the family Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,

References

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