Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl.

  • Collector(s)

    D. J. Macqueen 474, 6 Mar 1992

  • Location

    Mexico. Chiapas. On the road from Palenque 26 km north towards Catazaja.

  • Habitat

    In great thickets with Crescentia alata.

  • Description

    Bushes, 4 m. with red brown bark. Leaves glossy bottle green above and paler beneath.Flowers are in very C. Calothrsus-like racemes with green buds, green/yellow sepals and right red staminal filaments. The style is red at the base and white at tip. Pods ripen from glabrous green to brown with long stiff red hairs in some bushes. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548630

    Occurrence ID: 0e912b24-f65d-4f15-b185-eca95a883e5b

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Chiapas

  • Locality

    On the road from Palenque 26 km north towards Catazaja

  • Coordinates

    17.67, -92.03

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