Calliandra

Calliandra
Calliandra haematocephala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Clade: Mimosoid clade
Genus: Calliandra
Benth.[1]
Species

See text.

Synonyms[1]
  • Anneslia Salisb.
  • Clelia Casar.
  • Codonandra H.Karst.
  • Guinetia L.Rico & M.Sousa

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.[2]

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