''Calliandra laxa'' is a species 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 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 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas. Description ...

'' in the family

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

. It is usually found in between

Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar ...

and South Tropical America. It is a shrub or tree and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome. The species was first published in Trans. Linn. Soc. London 30: 551 (1875)

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laxa Taxa named by George Bentham {{Mimosoideae-stub