Calliandra

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Plants of the Guiana Shield
Faboeeae
Calliandra
Guyana, Potaro-Siparuni, Tukeit Landing below Kaieteur Falls on
Potaro River.
5° 12’ 16"N, 59° 27 11" W Elev. 498 m.
White Sand. Clusia, Dimorphandra, Rubiaceae, Sapotaceae,
Dicymbe, Eperua falcata & Myrtaceae dominant. Tree, 2.5 meter,s'
tall all along white sand beach. Inflor is axis of leaves borne on
long stalk, calyx green; petals white; stamens white basally, bright
pink apically.
2 September 2006
K. M. Redden, C. Perry, K. J. Wurdack, E. Liverpool, P. Benjamin,
V. Benjamin and C. E. Hinchliff 3939
Biological Diversity of the Guiana Shield Program
US National Herbarium, Smithsonian Institution
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