| Calliandra elegans | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Clade: | Mimosoideae |
| Genus: | Calliandra |
| Species: | C. elegans |
| Binomial name | |
| Calliandra elegans | |
Calliandra elegans is a plant species in the genus Calliandra found in Brazil.
Tabernaemontana is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae. It has a pan-tropical distribution, found in Asia, Africa, Australia, North America, South America, and a wide assortment of oceanic islands. These plants are evergreen shrubs and small trees growing to 1–15 m tall. The leaves are opposite, 3–25 cm long, with milky sap; hence it is one of the diverse plant genera commonly called "milkwood". The flowers are fragrant, white, 1–5 cm in diameter.
Calliandra is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, in the mimosoid clade of the subfamily Caesalpinioideae. It contains about 140 species that are native to tropical and subtropical regions of the Americas.
Calliandra brevipes, the pink powderpuff, is an attractive shrub with finely divided leaves and clusters of red powder-puff flowers. It is native to southeastern Brazil, Uruguay, and northern Argentina.
Calliandra eriophylla, commonly known as fairy duster, is a low spreading shrub which is native to deserts and arid grasslands in California, Arizona, New Mexico and Texas and Mexico.
Calliandra bella is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in family Fabaceae.
Calliandra chilensis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra conferta is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra cruegeri is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra dysantha is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. Is native to Brazil.
Calliandra erubescens is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra foliolosa is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra haematocephala is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra houstoniana is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra parvifolia is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae.
Calliandra peninsularis is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. It is endemic to Baja California Sur state in Mexico.
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