Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana
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Filed As
Mimosaceae
Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana -
Collector(s)
D. J. Y. Macqueen 189, 10 Nov 1991
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Location
Mexico. Colima. Colima Mun. On the road from Colima to Minatitlan, 20 km from Colima.
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Habitat
Gently sloping hills, on the road.
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Description
Tall 3 m. bushes with brown erect stems. Dense reddish hair covering on young shoots. Leaves dark waxy green above, paler beneath. Floral racemes in huge erect conical displays with helically placed flowering umbels. Flowers with green yellow sepals and petals. Petals long and curved inwards at the lip. Staminal filaments bright scarlet. Phenology of specimen: Flower.
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 00548554
Occurrence ID: e2d1c6a4-96f2-4015-86e4-91dcce7cc970
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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 (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana det R. C. Barneby
Note: [Cited as this taxon in Barneby, "Calliandra," Mem. NYBG 74(3). 1998.]Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. det R. C. Barneby, 1994
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Region
North America
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Country
Mexico
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State/Province
Colima
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County/Municipio
Colima Mun.
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Locality
On the road from Colima to Minatitlan, 20 km from Colima
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Elevation
Alt. 500 m. (1640 ft.)
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Coordinates
19.2438, -103.731
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Distribution
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Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana