Calliandra dysantha var. turbinata (Benth.) Barneby
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Authors
Rupert C. Barneby
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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.
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Family
Mimosaceae
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Scientific Name
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Type
"[Brazil.] Matto grosso, Manso, Lhotzky," the locality more precisely stated by Bentham, 1876: 422: "in Serra Santa provinciae Matto Grosso." — Holotypus, collected by Silva Manso and distributed by L’Hotsky, K!; isotypus, †B = F Neg. 1265. — Feuilleea tu
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Synonyms
Calliandra chapadae S.Moore, Calliandra turbinata Benth., Calliandra chapadae S.Moore
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Description
Variety Description - Shrubs 1-3 m, except for facially glabrous lfts finely puberulent or hirsutulous throughout, the stems distally, the peduncles, and the individual fls white- pilose-tomentose; stipule-blades (2-)3-9 x 1.2-2.5 mm; lf-formula (vi-)vii-xi(-xii)/26-38, the lfts linear-oblong, the longer ones 3.5-8 x 0.8-1.8 mm, 3.5-5 times as long as wide; peduncles 1.5-5.5 cm; pedicel of peripheral fls 2-5 mm; calyx 6-8.5 mm; corolla 9—13 mm; androecium 58—80-merous, 46-52 mm, the tassel white.
Distribution and Ecology - In campo cerrado, often in rocky places, ±550-830 m, localized on the Brazilian Planalto in s. Mato Grosso and centr. Mato Grosso do Sul, there sympatric with var. opulenta. — Map 18. — Fl. Ill, V, VIII-X.
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Distribution
Mato Grosso do Sul Brazil South America|