Calliandra bijuga Rose

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra bijuga Rose

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1493, 9 Aug 1991

  • Location

    Mexico. Oaxaca. San Pedro Tapanatepec Mun. Close the main road running NW from Tepenatepec towards Tuxtla Gutierrez about 30 km from Tapanatepec on hills inmediatly above the coastal plains.

  • Habitat

    Scattered on roadside cuttings and as an understorey tree in dry forest with Leucana shannonii, Lysiloma and Albizia. Common.

  • Description

    Small, contorted branchy tree to 3 m. ht. BArk mid brownish grey, smooth, inner bark cinnamon brown. Leaves bright green slightly glossy above. Flowers arranged in showy heteromorphic heads above shoots, each head with an enlarged central flower. Calyx yellow, corolla yellow green tinged pinkish orange, stamen filaments and style white to half length the pink or scarlet, anthers orange;. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548410

    Occurrence ID: 576c4f6c-1cdb-447a-99de-3924d2320611

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Oaxaca

  • County/Municipio

    San Pedro Tapanatepec Mun.

  • Locality

    Close the main road running NW from Tepenatepec towards Tuxtla Gutierrez about 30 km from Tapanatepec on hills inmediatly above the coastal plains.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 770 m. (2526 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    16.42, -94.07

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