Calliandra Species Pages

Calliandra fasciculata var. bracteosa

Rupert C. Barneby

93b.  Calliandra fasciculata Bentham var. bracteosa (Bentham) Barneby, stat. nov. C. bracteosa Bentham, London J. Bot. 5: 104. 1846. — "Diamond district, prov. Minas Geraes, Gardner, n. 4523 and 4524." — Lectotypus, Gardner 4524, K (hb. Hook.)! = NY Neg. 1965 ; paratypus, Gardner 4523 from Formigas [= Montes Claros], K (hb. Hook.)!. — Feuilleea amplebracteata O Kuntze, Revis. Gen. PL 1: 184. 1891.

C. bracteosa sensu Bentham, 1875: 550; 1876: 419.

Characters of the species, modified by key to varieties.

Habitat of the species, best known from Diamantina and vicinity, extending n. to Montes Claros and Grão Mogol, and s. through Sêrro to Sa. do Cipó, only at its n.-most stations occurring independently of var. fasciculata, the whole range contained in lat. 16°30'-19°30'S.

References: [Article] 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.