Calliandra hirtiflora var. ripicola Barneby

  • 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 hirtiflora var. ripicola Barneby

  • Type

    Brazil. Bahia, mun. Andarai: rio Paraguacu, 19 Jun 1984 (fl). G. Hatschbach (with R. Kummrow) 48062. -- Holotypus, MBM; isotypi, K, NY.

  • Description

    Variety Description - Characters of the species, except as modified by key species.

    Distribution and Ecology - On rocky river banks, 400-1000 m, locally plentiful along upper n. fork of rio Paraguaçú, between 12°10'S and 12°50'S (Dr Seabra, Palmeiras, Lengois, Andaraí) in interior Bahia. — Fl. I, VI, IX-X, the full cycle not known.

  • Distribution

    Bahia Brazil South America|