Calliandra haematomma

Calliandra haematomma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Fabales
Family:	Fabaceae
Subfamily:	Caesalpinioideae
Clade:	Mimosoid clade
Genus:	Calliandra
Species:	C. haematomma
Binomial name
Calliandra haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Benth. (1844)
Synonyms [1]
Acacia haematommaBertero ex DC. (1827) Feuilleea haematomma(Bertero ex DC.) Kuntze (1891)

Calliandra haematomma is a species of flowering plants of the genus Calliandra in the family Fabaceae. It is a shrub native to the Caribbean, including the Bahamas, Cuba, Hispaniola (the Dominican Republic and Haiti), Jamaica, the Leeward Islands, and Puerto Rico. ^[1] Calliandra pilosa is a synonym of C. haematomma var. glabrata. ^[2]

Varieties

As of February 2025 ^[update] , Plants of the World Online accepted seven varieties: ^[1]

• Calliandra haematomma var. colletioides(Griseb.) Barneby – Cuba
• Calliandra haematomma var. correlliiBarneby – Bahamas
• Calliandra haematomma var. glabrataGriseb. – southeastern Jamaica
• Calliandra haematomma var. haematomma – Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands
• Calliandra haematomma var. locoensis(R.G.García & Kolterman) Barneby – southwestern Puerto Rico
• Calliandra haematomma var. rivularis(Urb. & Ekman) Barneby – northern Hispaniola
• Calliandra haematomma var. tortuensis(Alain) Barneby – Haiti (Île de la Tortue)

Conservation

Calliandra pilosa was assessed as "vulnerable" for the 1998 IUCN Red List. ^[3] As of April 2023 ^[update] , C. pilosa was regarded as a synonym of Calliandra haematomma var. glabrata. It is endemic to southeastern Jamaica. ^[2]

References

1. "Calliandra haematomma (Bertero ex DC.) Benth." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
2. "Calliandra haematomma var. glabrata Griseb". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-04-22.
3. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Calliandra pilosa". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 1998 e.T35324A9926743. doi: 10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T35324A9926743.en . Retrieved 17 November 2021.