Calliandra eriophylla Benth. var. eriophylla

  • Filed As

    Mimosaceae
    Calliandra eriophylla Benth. var. eriophylla

  • Collector(s)

    C. E. Hughes 1807, 17 Nov 1993

  • Location

    Mexico. Puebla. Coxcatlan Mun. 8 km ENE of Coxcatlan on the E side of the Tehuacan Valley, close to the road running up towards the Sierra Mazateca.

  • Habitat

    On bare rocky roadside cuttings in an area of degraded, dy deciduous forest on steep slopes above the Tehuacan Valley with Acacia, Lysiloma, Cercdium and Tecoma. Locally common.

  • Description

    Small, compact branchy shrub to 0. 5 m ht. Bark mid reddish brown, smooth, speckled with paler brown lenticels, inner bark green. Unripe pods green, ripe pods mid orange-brown, pods held erect above shoots and opening from the apex like those of Calliandra. Phenology of specimen: Flower, Fruit.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 00548507

    Occurrence ID: cf54f047-db39-4f19-854d-559ac97a9ef6

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Puebla

  • County/Municipio

    Coxcatlan Mun.

  • Locality

    8 km ENE of Coxcatlan on the E side of the Tehuacan Valley, close to the road running up towards the Sierra Mazateca.

  • Elevation

    Alt. 1440 m. (4724 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    18.28, -97.13

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