Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby
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Filed As
Mimosaceae
Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby -
Collector(s)
C. E. Hughes 1490, 9 Aug 1991
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Location
Mexico. Chiapas. San Fernando Mun. Close to the entrance to the small town of Sn. Fernando which lies on the main road running N from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Chicoasen.
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Habitat
Scattered in secondary vegetation with Luhea candida and Bursera. Locally common.
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Description
Small branchy, multiple-stemmed treelet to 2.5 m. ht. with upright form.Bark pale whitish grey, smooth inner bark greenish. Leaves slightly discolourous, mid green above paler below. Flowers arranged in a large erect terminal racemes opening acropetally. Calyx and corolla pale yellow green, stamen filamnets and style scarlet, wilting by 8:-- a.m., anthers yellow. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Specimen Notes
Small branchy, multiple-stemmed treelet to 2.5 m ht. with upright form. Flowers arranged in large erect terminal racemes opening acropetally. Stamen filaments and style scarlet, wilting by 8:00 a.m. Duplicates: FHO, K, MEXU, MO, NY
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00548751
Occurrence ID: 2ef95836-3362-43ff-a862-fe7c2b96a955
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Fabales
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Family
Fabaceae
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All Determinations
Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby det R. C. Barneby
Note: [Cited as this taxon in Barneby, "Calliandra," Mem. NYBG 74(3). 1998.]
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Region
North America
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Country
Mexico
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State/Province
Chiapas
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County/Municipio
San Fernando Mun.
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Locality
Close to the entrance to the small town of Sn. Fernando which lies on the main road running N from Tuxtla Gutierrez to Chicoasen.
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Elevation
Alt. 910 m. (2986 ft.)
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Coordinates
16.85, -93.1
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Distribution
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Calliandra houstoniana var. calothyrsus (Meisn.) Barneby