Calliandra glomerulata (Benth.) Barneby var. glomerulata

  • Authors

    Rupert C. Barneby

  • Authority

    Barneby, Rupert C. 1998. Silk tree, guanacaste, monkey's earring: A generic system for the synandrous Mimosaceae of the Americas. Part III. Calliandra. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 74: 1-223.

  • Family

    Mimosaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Calliandra glomerulata (Benth.) Barneby var. glomerulata

  • Type

    "... in montibus Venezuelanis, prope pagum Sanare inter Quibor et Tucujo [El Tocuyo, edo. Lara] ... 1000 metr." — Holotypus, to be expected at LE or W (n.v.).

  • Synonyms

    Calliandra glomerulata H.Karst.

  • Description

    Variety Description - The relatively foliose forms of the species, with lf- measurements as given in key to varieties.

    Distribution and Ecology - In seasonally dry brush-woodland, savanna thickets, and llano, 140-1400 m, scattered around the Orinoco basin in Venezuela (Monagas w. to Táchira and Zulia, s. to n. Bolívar and n. Amazonas), n. in Distrito Federal to the n. slope of Cord. Costanera, w. just into Colombia (Norte de Santander); disjunct in s. Guyana (Kanuku Mts) and adj. Brazil (Surumú, Sa. da Lua). — Map 2.

  • Common Names

    Cansa-caballo, Clavellino, quebra-potro

  • Distribution

    Monagas Venezuela South America| Táchira Venezuela South America| Zulia Venezuela South America| Bolívar Venezuela South America| Amazonas Venezuela South America| Distrito Federal Venezuela South America| Norte de Santander Colombia South America| Guyana South America|