Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra houstoniana (Mill.) Standl. var. houstoniana

  • Collector(s)

    D. J. Y. Macqueen 170, 07 Nov 1991

  • Location

    Mexico. Guerrero. 22 km to the north east of Ixtapa on the road to El Capine and Pinon Morado in Guerrero.

  • Habitat

    On the road.

  • Description

    Small tree 3-4 m. with huige erect, finger-like racemes. Brown bark with lighter lenticels. Little hair on shoots. Flowers with brown yellow calyx and infolded mid brown petals. Long red staminal filaments and even longer (7. 5 cm) pale style. Leaves waxy dark green above, paler beneath with noticably off-centre vein. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548564

    Occurrence ID: 733b9cde-1c64-4fc9-81b1-48b388ed3403

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Guerrero

  • Locality

    22 km to the north east of Ixtapa on the road to El Capine and Pinon Morado in Guerrero.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 340 m. (1115 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    17.75, -101.57

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